How to Use articulate in a Sentence

articulate

1 of 2 adjective
  • He was very articulate about his feelings on the subject.
  • The baby is beginning to form articulate words and phrases.
  • She's an intelligent and articulate speaker.
  • The choral singing moved from crisp and articulate to lush and lyrical where required.
    Jessica Rudman, courant.com, 9 June 2018
  • Again, this should be a given, but your work needs to be articulate and easy to read.
    Timothy Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Lots of leaders are articulate, polished, and know the right words to say.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • But the film doesn’t fully articulate that idea — that this is a way to laugh instead of cry.
    Katie Walsh, idahostatesman, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The best kind of action figure is an articulate one that's life-like.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The strings were as effervescent and articulate as can be, but the stars in No.
    Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 14 May 2018
  • Cooked super-supple with herbal sapors and articulate spice that hit your tongue just right.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 10 June 2022
  • Is there an articulate person among the group who are upset with the way things are going that could step up to a microphone and speak for all the people?
    Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020
  • He’s not the smartest person at the party, or the most experienced, or the most articulate.
    Chris Hayes, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The tone of the show felt like being at a wake among particularly articulate and thoughtful friends.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • In the years since the crime, Weier was described in court as articulate, mature and remorseful.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2021
  • His presence around the game endures as one of baseball's most articulate voices.
    Matt Martell, SI.com, 18 July 2019
  • There was probably a much more articulate way of asking that question.
    CBS News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • There are a number of other fine celebrities who are equally articulate.
    latimes.com, 11 Jan. 2017
  • The intelligent and articulate Taylor held her own and then some.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Ujiri has also become one of the league’s most articulate advocates of racial justice.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The three participants were quite articulate and the exchanges were civil.
    Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
  • His articulate candor made him a go-to guy for local and national reporters alike.
    Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Brown added that athletes who speak out need to be articulate, informed and mindful that their words have staying power.
    Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 31 Aug. 2020
  • This is a book full of articulate and good-looking people sitting poolside in Italy.
    Martin Amis, Esquire, 20 May 2010
  • He is said to be articulate, a deep thinker, the kind of kid who looks you in the eye and remains fully engaged during conversation.
    Dan Bickley, USA TODAY, 22 June 2017
  • The attorney told him his mother moved slowly and couldn’t open a jar of food, but was coherent and articulate.
    Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Dana Perino, that was such an articulate and thoughtful analysis of the deep state.
    Fox News, 19 Sep. 2018
  • No matter the gain level, the notes remain articulate and defined, even when playing chords.
    Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Burns said that Benedict’s legacy will remember him as an articulate teacher of the faith and as a pope who worked to unite the Church.
    Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The result is weird and articulate and angry; there’s some overwriting, and sometimes the thread is nearly lost.
    New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The result is a six-speaker sound system that produces a massive sound stage with strong, articulate bass and crystal-clear mids and highs.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 20 Apr. 2021
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articulate

2 of 2 verb
  • He had some trouble articulating his thoughts.
  • We disagree with the views articulated by the administration.
  • And to articulate a grayness that is more true to life.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023
  • So the primary task at hand is to think and articulate them.
    Charlie Hope-D’anieri, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2022
  • This is the gift of having a son who can freely articulate his feelings.
    Kyndell Harkness, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Too Short was among the first to articulate this worldview on record.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The upside is the mayor’s race is wide open, and people can articulate their views in the city and the city can choose.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2018
  • There's a lot of power in being able to articulate your steps.
    Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Smaller round arches articulate the bays of the third through fifth floors.
    Sandy Deneau Dunham, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Your sprint teams should always have a mender that can articulate the needs and pain points of the business in real time.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • The book seems to articulate many of the anxieties that gripped the country after its release.
    The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • It’s not easy to articulate the appeal of the genre without sounding like a ghoul.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2023
  • And the government has failed to articulate a clear path forward.
    New York Times, 3 Sep. 2021
  • They are led by those who most shrilly articulate the impulses of the mob.
    John D. Hagen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Not that the others weren’t, but these were the ones that could really articulate it.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The idea now that so many things can be articulated freely is so powerful.
    Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • And then there are the artists, who use their creativity to articulate the range of feelings at the very heart of the movement.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 9 June 2020
  • The group produced a memo in which the different views were articulated.
    Bob Davis, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Yet more than ever, the show needs to better articulate his motives and end game here.
    Nick Statt, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The next step is to articulate a set of regulations that would make railroads safer.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 Feb. 2023
  • There’s no one way to articulate just how miserable the Browns have been.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
  • If a partner is better able to articulate their thoughts in writing, then an email can be a great first step.
    Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 20 June 2019
  • The threats posed to the bears by climate change are real and growing, but can be difficult to articulate.
    Eva Holland, Smithsonian, 16 May 2018
  • Some were letters to cis friends at a distance, trying to articulate my transness.
    Jeanne Thornton, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021
  • As that firm now changes its approach to the public, that man hasn’t articulated why.
    Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2018
  • My dad is dead and my mom has dementia and can’t remember or articulate the past.
    Diana Whitney, Longreads, 19 June 2017
  • Trudeau has failed to articulate why an election needed to happen now.
    Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • What a rare gift to see Williams articulate her own movements onstage.
    Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Maybe it’s been hard to articulate because we’ve been told that these parts of life are separate.
    Nina St. Pierre, ELLE, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Start by articulating yours instead of trying to guess at hers.
    Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2020

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