How to Use explanation in a Sentence

explanation

noun

• The professor's explanation was that the poem is really a parody.
• The first explanation holds that the cascade is in the eye of the beholder.
  — Paul Poast, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
• There was no explanation from the team on why Jansen was out of a job.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2022
• For a full explanation of the Schofield saga, click here.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
• The lab explanation did note that the IOM's cutoff was 20.
  — Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
• In the middle of a long, complex explanation on a Rashi on the parshah, the Rebbe paused and searched the crowd.
  — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
• But it was pulled at the last minute with no explanation.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
• In the comments, many people urged the bride to reach out to her friend in search of an explanation.
  — Erin Clack, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
• With that in mind, here’s a look at why the league altered the kickoff rule, an explanation of it and what else to know.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
• His explanation of his role on the final play, a second straight stand at the 1-yard line?
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
• The explanation, as laid out by Sheets, will give you a migraine.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
• Bayne says she got paid to teach right away, with no explanation.
  — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2022
• The lower the concentration of Jews in an area, the longer the explanations.
  — David Harsanyi, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
• The shorter explanation is simply that the crystals look cool… up to a point.
  — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023
• The lack of explanation left us a bit mystified by most of the courses.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
• Their pride hurt, the twins look for a gendered explanation.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
• And there is a honking good explanation: All their geese are dead.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2024
• The explanation for these rulings is not to be found in anything in the law; it can only be explained by who is on the Supreme Court.
  — Erwin Chemerinsky, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
• Palmer cuts in and presses Devin for a little more of an explanation.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
• But if that’s true, what is the explanation for every single woman who graces the YWLS stage?
  — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
• One explanation is that initial jobless claims tend to be volatile from week to week.
  — Akane Otani, WSJ, 10 June 2023
• Gibson heard one explanation, a tale as old as the South: a Black boy said something to a white girl, which angered her boyfriend.
  — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
• All the ups and downs and periods of mania had an explanation.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
• Still, the defensive drop-off over the first two-plus months of the season defied explanation.
  — Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
• Reich’s explanation for avoiding the use of Hines at receiver boiled down to a lack of time to adjust the role.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2022
• The first, and perhaps most obvious, explanation, is that in the wild there may not be any other help.
  — Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2022
• But there were at least explanations that made some sense for why none of those recruitments panned out.
  — Jesse Temple, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
• Four days after the shooting, Tex had an explanation in a statement made through a spokesman.
  — Maureen Maher, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
• As for why Gere raised his middle finger in the first place, the actor was quick to offer an explanation.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
• The most likely explanation for the shooting involves Gaitok versus the thieves.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025