How to Use descriptive in a Sentence

descriptive

adjective

• The book is a descriptive grammar.
• She gave a descriptive account of the journey.
• The boss, who also wrote the descriptive wine list, sets the right tone.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• The team moved on to trends, which the site tracks using descriptive tags.
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• Vulture is more of a descriptive term for this way of life than a mark of kinship.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019
• Break it down in a step-by-step format or descriptive paragraphs that paint the picture of the plan.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
• Between the descriptive chart and the play on font sizes, clarity is achieved.
  — Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
• These are known as Oak Leaf Hydrangeas, descriptive of the foliage.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 3 June 2023
• Even the names of the effects are more tendentious than descriptive.
  — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 12 Sep. 2017
• The office of Netanyahu, who is facing a tough fight ahead of the March 23 election, was more descriptive.
  — Laurie Kellman, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
• Please be specific, descriptive and speak from the heart.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 10 Jan. 2020
• But most Black artists are tasked with being very descriptive.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
• But zero in on that descriptive for a moment: smart home.
  — Wired, 25 Sep. 2019
• There’s just no view from the booth, no amount of watching tape, no amount of lengthy, descriptive talks with drivers that will do the road course justice.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2022
• To be descriptive is also to be prescriptive, in a way.
  — Jem Aswad, chicagotribune.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• Your tags will appear as short, descriptive — and of course clickable — boxes next to those items.
  — Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2018
• As in a Russian novel, a more descriptive cast of characters in the program would not be out of place.
  — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 29 May 2018
• The more descriptive the customer is about their wants and needs, the more targeted the consultation.
  — Mady Koller, Outside Online, 29 May 2019
• Both groups are an anomaly to folks like me who often put shows into a neat, descriptive box.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2022
• What her work gives the viewer, in the simplest descriptive terms, are glimpses into the everyday.
  — Seth Combscontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
• Many US schools have turned from A-to-F grades to more descriptive assessments of student mastery of skills.
  — Josh Kenworthy, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2017
• Think longer-term and bigger, and avoid descriptive word choices.
  — Jim Heininger, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
• Among the most powerful ways of doing this is with a descriptive domain name.
  — Akram Atallah, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• Also, schools would have to use English descriptive names for the movements and techniques.
  — Ike Morgan | [e-mail], al, 10 May 2021
• Our titles are now more descriptive rather than based on certain ranks.
  — Adam Bryant, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2017
• Err on the side of being more descriptive when possible.
  — Jenny Knizner, USA TODAY, 7 May 2018
• Whether or not this seems plainly descriptive or ominous is a question for the reader.
  — Curbed, 9 May 2023
• In the past, product names were usually descriptive, often spelling out the exact use of the item.
  — Gordy Megroz, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2018
• Aciman's descriptive prose is translated into a highly sensual film about love and loss.
  — and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 30 July 2024
• Monet, in committing his life to his perception, made art something new, liberating painting from its descriptive function and lending it an interiority that would come to be called modern.
  — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024