How to Use explanatory in a Sentence

explanatory

adjective

• There are explanatory notes at the front of the book.
• And there are three self-explanatory types of posts: the give, the ask, and the gratitude.
  — Ivy Eisenberg, Curbed, 2 Mar. 2021
• Self-explanatory, the jeans wouldn’t look a hair out of place on Lil Nas.
  — Tatum Dooley, Teen Vogue, 7 Sep. 2019
• Seems self-explanatory, and yet… Don’t swim in the hot springs.
  — J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
• The menu is short, safe and self-explanatory, from the shrimp cocktail to the profiteroles.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023
• And the way to do all of this is pretty self-explanatory.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• The art piece sits atop a marble base, with an explanatory plaque off to the side.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2021
• This tip is self-explanatory in and of itself: Use the PTO.
  — Bryanne Degoede, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
• Its explanatory scope has been tried — and tried, and tried — and is yet to be found wanting.
  — John Hirschauer, National Review, 24 June 2019
• The first is that the explanatory text exhibits its own failure to go outside the frame.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
• Pretty self-explanatory, the Roll and Pop involves a smooth roll and a clean pop.
  — Liam Berry, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2017
• This one is pretty self explanatory, as a square shape has a straight across edge.
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2021
• For most of that decade, the home was shared by schoolteachers and known as the Green House for self-explanatory reasons.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2022
• The project team won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting that year.
  — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2021
• The meaning behind this fund is right there in the name and pretty self-explanatory.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 2 June 2021
• The project went on to win a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting.
  — Grace Palmieri, azcentral, 29 June 2018
• Then there is the allure of the heart motif, which is self-explanatory, but Foundrae's heart goes above and beyond.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 26 July 2022
• That’s really what has 100% of the explanatory power of the yield curve.
  — Garfield Reynolds, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
• This seems self explanatory and easy enough to do, but after the loss to Pittsburgh, it must be stated again.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2020
• The game, called Clap for Xi Jinping, is self-explanatory.
  — Kevin Lui, Time, 18 Oct. 2017
• This year's explanatory Pulitzer is the first newsroom-wide win.
  — Anne Ryman, azcentral, 16 Apr. 2018
• Model names will be self-explanatory: a Mach-E4 X will have all-wheel drive and a long-range battery.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2019
• Mow May is pretty self-explanatory – just hold off on cutting your lawn for the month.
  — Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 11 May 2022
• There are excellent explanatory texts, most of them about 3 feet above the floor.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022
• Square Nails The square nail shape is pretty self-explanatory.
  — Allure, 13 July 2017
• This one’s pretty self-explanatory — no one in maize and blue wants a repeat of the 2017 loss to the Spartans in a massive storm in Ann Arbor.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2022
• The first is self-explanatory: the sensation of shifting through the gears yourself.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2022
• BrandBlack David Raysse is the founder of this self-explanatory namesake brand.
  — ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
• Ten years ago this spring, Vox was founded with the mission to help people understand the news through explanatory journalism that made complex topics accessible to anyone.
  — Swati Sharma, Vox, 21 May 2024
• The concept is pretty self explanatory: each Mediheal box contains a stack of 100 vegan fiber cosmetic pads, drenched in a skincare essence targeting a specific skin gripe, from uneven skin tone to acne.
  — Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 28 June 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024