illustrative

adjective il·lus·tra·tive \ i-ˈlə-strə-tiv also ˈi-lə-ˌstrā- \

|Updated on: 21 Jul 2018

Examples: illustrative in a Sentence

Definition of illustrative

: serving, tending, or designed to illustrate

illustrative examples

art that is illustrative of provincial life

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illustratively

adverb

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Examples of illustrative in a Sentence

an illustrative analogy in which the relationship between God and humanity is likened to that between a shepherd and his flock

Recent Examples of illustrative from the Web

That pitch during Renfroe’s at-bat in the ninth inning Sunday, which ended in a strikeout, was wholly illustrative of one of the issues with the Padres offense this season.

— kevin acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres try to find power balance," 9 July 2018
The fact that this has been the World Cup of the set piece, penalty kick and own goal is illustrative.

— brian straus, SI.com, "The Factors and Figures Behind Europe's World Cup Dominance Trend," 8 July 2018
The case of Indian journalist Rana Ayyub is illustrative.

— ruby mellen, Washington Post, "The story must be told.," 28 June 2018
The passage is illustrative of DeKnight’s trademark tone throughout the text: decidedly auntie-like, with equal parts admonition and affirmation.

— hannah giorgis, Bon Appetit, "How Freda DeKnight’s Cookbook, ‘A Date with a Dish’ Inspired Generations of Black Cooks," 19 June 2018
Briffault chronicles 19th century French society through the lens of culinary culture, and translator J. Weintraub does an excellent job of relaying Briffault’s illustrative descriptions for the 21st century reader.

— elaheh nozari, Bon Appetit, "8 Non-Cookbook Food Books to Read This Summer," 11 June 2018
The investigation announced by the Department of Commerce on May 23rd, into whether imports of cars and car parts threaten national security, is illustrative.

— The Economist, "There is madness, but perhaps also method, in America’s trade policies," 31 May 2018
But an illustrative video that went viral this week challenged the limits of credibility.

— anthony r. wood, Philly.com, "Could that viral pollen cloud be real? Well these are extreme times, experts say," 9 May 2018
Broadcast partner Ryan Lefebvre is asked his favorite Matthews calls, and the three that come to mind are illustrative. 1.

— sam mellinger, kansascity, "A day with Denny Matthews for his 50th KC Royals opener | The Kansas City Star," 29 Mar. 2018

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