paint/draw a picture of

idiom

: to create an idea or understanding of (something or someone) through words, facts, etc.

The author paints a disturbing picture of life in the camp.

These statistics draw a clear picture of how the population is aging.

Examples of paint/draw a picture of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Overall, the former employees paint a picture of a company desperately behind its Big Tech rivals Google, Microsoft, and Meta in the race to launch AI chatbots and agents, and floundering in its efforts to catch up. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024 During a stint on Iron Man, Ditko refused to draw a picture of the hero drunk. —

Jay Deitcher, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024 The hit’s lyrics paint a picture of the economic hardships of veterans juxtaposed with the patriotic glorification of the country’s fighting forces. —

Holly Alvarado, Orange County Register, 27 June 2024 Huang has made other, more recent comments that paint a picture of entrepreneurship that is far from idyllic. —

Jasmine Ball, Fortune, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for paint/draw a picture of

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