Examples of explanatory in a Sentence

There are explanatory notes at the front of the book. the explanatory section has as its heading “What the New Tax Changes Mean”

Recent Examples on the Web The differences were partly self-explanatory — one ball was harder than the other — but softball also used a wider court. — New York Times, 4 May 2022 The iPhone, Mac, and iPad categories are self-explanatory. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2022 Lower or reduced sodium is pretty self-explanatory. — Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021 This explanatory article may be periodically updated. — Amara Omeokwe, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2022 The White House official said digital creators have produced explanatory content about Ukraine, generating millions of views and providing information about the crisis to younger generations in particular. — Sara Cook, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2022 There are simply too many possible explanatory variables to say with any certainty which ones were the most important only by observing outcomes. — Dominic Pino, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 Seems self-explanatory, and yet… Don’t swim in the hot springs. — J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022 He was awarded the 25th Human Rights Press Awards 2021 in explanatory feature writing for his coverage of Delhi communal violence in February 2020, according to The Kashmir Walla. — Rhea Mogul And Esha Mitra, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022 See More

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