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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The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Repurpose long interviews into snappy Q&As and create mini explanatory product videos—these tactics can really help subliminally disseminate messaging when target personas are proactively digesting content.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
An explanatory note to the bill said that Russia has had no representative in the European Committee of the Council of Europe since 2023, with the country blocked from the body following its aggression in Ukraine.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Pallarés, though, thought this traditional idea lacked a bit of explanatory power.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Repurpose long interviews into snappy Q&As and create mini explanatory product videos—these tactics can really help subliminally disseminate messaging when target personas are proactively digesting content.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
An explanatory note to the bill said that Russia has had no representative in the European Committee of the Council of Europe since 2023, with the country blocked from the body following its aggression in Ukraine.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Pallarés, though, thought this traditional idea lacked a bit of explanatory power.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 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 26 Sep. 2025.
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explanatory
adjective
ex·plan·a·to·ry
ik-ˈsplan-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
: serving to explain
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