How to Use identify in a Sentence

identify

verb

• She identified the dog as her lost pet.
• The corpse was identified on the basis of dental records.
• They could not identify the source of the quotation.
• The witness positively identified the suspect in the crime.
• We began by identifying what we needed for the job.
• He was able to correctly identify the mushroom.
• We need to identify the causes of unemployment.
• They had no difficulty in identifying the problem.
• Mesa police said the person who died in the fire still has not been identified.
  — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
• Authorities did not identify the age of the boy or the dog's breed.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2023
• The Pentagon identified those killed in the attack as Sgt.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2024
• But in addition to the, well, pulsing, the key to identifying a pulsar is the timing.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2023
• The two others, at least one of whom is a woman, have declined to be publicly identified.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• The older brother, identified as a 21-year-old man, was unharmed, the park service said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 June 2023
• Once identified, a person can plan how to move forward.
  — Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2023
• Tens of thousands of people have been identified as descendants of the people who were sold in 1838, Carey said.
  — Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
• Until that point, Dafoe had identified as a stage actor.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
• Taveras was not named in the filing, but he was later identified through media reports.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2023
• The rebel otter can be identified by a blue tag on the webbing of her left foot — a relic from when she was born in captivity.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
• In a body camera video released by the Cranston Police Department, the victim arrives back to the scene and identifies Miller as the vandal.
  — Kassy Dillon, Fox News, 26 June 2023
• The passengers were identified by Esser as two 10-year-old boys.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
• In Earnings Report The first stage involves quickly identifying the cause of the drop and the key reasons behind it.
  — David Klein, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• Two witnesses, including one who was with Grace the night of the shooting, identified Johnson as one of the assailants.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• Of the victims, 27 have been identified as U.S. citizens.
  — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
• By the mid-aughts, researchers were still starting to identify and sort out the many varieties of FTD: Which were hereditary?
  — Robert Kolker, New York Times, 20 July 2023
• In July, Navarro, then 18, went to a police station in Havre and identified herself as the missing girl.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2023
• The process could still take multiple years, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private.
  — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
• He has been identified as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio.
  — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
• He was later identified as 37-year-old Bryan Ramon Williams.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2024
• The new species was identified by its body shape, size, pincers and other subtle physical features, the study said.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024