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
• The illustrations are adorable — think the roundest eyes and rosiest cheeks and the smiliest smiles.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
• 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
• 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
• As an illustration of the muddle the Windsors now find themselves in, the concert was second to none.
  — Mike McCahill, Variety, 8 May 2023
• Send us your pitches for illustrations, comics, GIFs and more!
  — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
• Miyamoto took a screenshot with his iPad and, as the meeting dragged on, started sketching on top of the illustration.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023
• This week’s illustration is the teachers union strike that is holding children hostage in the name of climate and housing for the homeless.
  — The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 9 May 2023
• Jack got to work with his crayons, crafting an elaborate illustration of the Lego toy.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
• This cute illustration can even feature the family pet, so what's not to love?
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• In the right-hand corner, there is a hand holding a can reading ‘N-words,’ falling out of the can are small illustrations of people.
  — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 10 Feb. 2024
• Take a look at the Body Map illustration below to get a few ideas of how your body might be trying to communicate with you.
  — Neha Sangwan, Popular Science, 7 Sep. 2023
• In the illustration, the rapper performs the movements with one hand, while the other clutches the Montero logo.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2024
• This is just a sterling illustration of Rivera acting a number as much as singing it.
  — Elisabeth Vincentelli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
• Against that backdrop is an illustration of a boy with a canvas bag slung over one shoulder.
  — Bob Greene, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023
• What Chisholm gets across with both words and illustrations is deeply musical, and at the same time deeply personal.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
• Open up a door a day for the entire month of December and reveal a cheerful illustration.
  — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
• The exhibit leaves out one of the most egregious illustrations of FDR’s dismal ...
  — David T. Beito, National Review, 3 Sep. 2023
• The Colts are among the 23 NFL teams with logos, team colors and player illustrations featured on cans this season.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2023
• Dutch painting was a big influence on him, but so were the novels of Charles Dickens and the illustrations of Gustave Doré.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
• Right-handers, set up for stations 2 through 6 by pointing your bellybutton at the low house, then turn your body to the hold point and your eyes to the look point (see first illustration above).
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
• Saban used video illustrations to hammer the point home to his players.
  — Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 4 Aug. 2023
• The new app is less cluttered and has fewer cutesy Amazon illustrations.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 1 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024