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”
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There is a video-game quality to this format, if the game’s ratio of action to onscreen explanatory text were, say, one to five.
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Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
The shutdown itself appears an unlikely influence on price movement, but the release of government data covering the period of the shutdown reveal other explanatory factors.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
The staff also has won numerous national awards for investigative, explanatory, business, sports, feature, and breaking news journalism.
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In this edition, translators Ana Martínez and Heather Hennes add a preface and explanatory notes that give additional context to the story.
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Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
The shutdown itself appears an unlikely influence on price movement, but the release of government data covering the period of the shutdown reveal other explanatory factors.
—Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
The staff also has won numerous national awards for investigative, explanatory, business, sports, feature, and breaking news journalism.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
In this edition, translators Ana Martínez and Heather Hennes add a preface and explanatory notes that give additional context to the story.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for explanatory
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“Explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explanatory. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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explanatory
adjective
ex·plan·a·to·ry
ik-ˈsplan-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
: serving to explain
explanatory notes
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