How to Use illustration in a Sentence

illustration

noun

• They selected photographs to use for the illustration of the book.
• The illustrations that he provided in his speech were very effective.
• Illustration is the key to good communication.
• The illustration on page 30 shows the parts of an engine.
• The tweet illustration shows white cleats, but not sure about that one.
  — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• This illustration will get plenty of love from all the DIY dads out there.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
• The process of writing Yaya and the Sea was different in that the writing and the illustrations had to work in tandem.
  — Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
• Trump did offer some praise to Harris, for the illustration of her on the new cover of Time.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2024
• The book has changed Glaser’s outlook on her illustration work as well as her future prospects in the field.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022
• The illustrations are adorable — think the roundest eyes and rosiest cheeks and the smiliest smiles.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
• That is another neat illustration — a sign of which way the wind has blown.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Sep. 2022
• The illustration was on the debut edition of the 1997 novel.
  — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 27 June 2024
• This illustration of the front view of the James Webb Space Telescope shows its sun shield and golden mirrors.
  — Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
• The treatment of Eugene Debs was a stark illustration of the crackdown.
  — Joanna Scutts, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2022
• The front of the two-sided letter features an illustration of Rhoudy adorned with bright-red hearts.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
• The perfect illustration of that approach is the evolution of the merge process.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2022
• Her baby, meanwhile, wears a tiny bib in the same print, plus gray socks with tiny illustrations of black cars.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Aug. 2023
• But the main draw of this style is the collage on the upper that tells Jordan’s story through illustration.
  — Obi Anyanwu, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2022
• Marshall used the illustration of water in a bucket, where the body is the bucket and the water is a person’s blood.
  — Brittany Trang, STAT, 21 Sep. 2022
• The figures are the latest illustration of the perennial strength of the U.S. job market.
  — Time, 7 Oct. 2022
• This deep 45-yard pass to wide receiver Noah Brown is a good illustration of that.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
• To the left of the fireplace are illustrations of Paris street scenes that were owned by Birney’s grandmother.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Nov. 2023
• But Orr said the illustration didn’t produce any leads.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• Wyeth painted the four illustrations at his studio in Chadds Ford, Pa., and then sent them to the publisher.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• An illustration of a satellite moving at high speed over the Earth.
  — Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• The game has a set of 144 tiles, each with one of five illustration categories displayed.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
• As an illustration of the muddle the Windsors now find themselves in, the concert was second to none.
  — Mike McCahill, Variety, 8 May 2023
• The two were roughly the same size, providing a simple illustration of Lucy’s small stature and brain.
  — Denise Su, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2024
• The recipes are easy to follow thanks to kid-friendly illustrations and simple step-by-step instructions.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
• There are two styles, animation and illustration, with a third style coming at a later date.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Jan 2025