How to use "describe" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "describe" in popular movie and book plots

  • Dated 1934, they describe Knecht's childhood and education as a Swabian theologian.  - The Glass Bead Game
  • Others describe the first Roman circumnavigation of the world and unsuccessful attempts to conquer Nova Roma (Central America).  - Roma Eterna
  • Andrew uses, for the first time, the word "enjoy" to describe why he carves.  - The Bicentennial Man
  • Several patrons describe their own encounters with aggressive bird behavior.  - The Birds (film)
  • Aristotle was the first to use deus ex machina as a term to describe the technique as a device to resolve the plot of tragedies.  - Deus ex machina
  • Sid is soon driven to a police station and upon arrival is asked to describe what happened.  - Sid and Nancy
  • Wherever he goes, eyewitnesses describe him as looking like a gorilla.  - Laughing Gas (novel)
  • Ace and Joe have an argument during which Ace uses a racial slur to describe Katsumi.  - Sayonara
  • In addition to Sassoon's conflict, the opening chapters of the novel describe the suffering of other soldiers in the hospital.  - Regeneration (novel)
  • Carlton seeks to understand the nature of comedy and human laughter, and attempts to describe humor as a mathematical formula.  - The Road to Mars
  • While being asked to describe her victory, Mary announces the nonsense word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".  - Mary Poppins (film)
  • With his own views on theology, Lewis goes on to describe and discuss sex, love, pride, gluttony, and war in successive letters.  - The Screwtape Letters
  • He assigns them a 1,000-word essay, in which each must describe "who you think you are".  - The Breakfast Club
  • Then two chapters describe Stuart's participation in a model sailboat race in Central Park.  - Stuart Little
  • The term is also more loosely used to describe coming-of-age films and related works in other genres.  - Bildungsroman
  • She initially rebukes his claims, but is convinced that he is right when he is able to describe a recurring dream of hers in detail.  - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)

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