How to Use characterize in a Sentence

characterize

verb

• Farms and large flat fields characterize most of the area.
• I would characterize this as a positive change for our company.
• How would you characterize the situation?
• His personality is hard to characterize.
• She had difficulty characterizing their relationship.
• It is characterized by a rash that spreads over the face and body.
  — Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025
• But the sources could not characterize how deep the impact will be.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
• The two sides couldn't even agree on how to characterize the exchanges.
  — Fortune, 18 Mar. 2021
• Both sides characterize the conflict as a form of war.
  — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• Burnham characterized the vote as a vote for change.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 June 2026
• Measles is an airborne disease characterized by a high fever, a cough and a rash.
  — The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
• And that repellent first day characterized much of what was to come.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 15 May 2023
• Nash wouldn’t characterize this moment in her life as a coming out.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2020
• Human sleep is, too, characterized by slow waves.
  — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
• The coat is characterized by its three strap fastenings in leather.
  — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
• They may be characterized by one main squall or multiple squalls.
  — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
• But what characterizes this style?
  — Irene Reyes, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
• Pine could also be characterized as a lost boy trying to find a center.
  — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
• On the exterior, the house is characterized by the use of tiles on the roof.
  — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
• After that storm sunny skies and calm winds are likely to characterize the rest of the week.
  — Austin Turner, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
• The other five were characterized as a group of fixers.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
• There's now a frantic push to try and characterize some of these mutations in the lab.
  — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 20 Dec. 2020
• Plants flower best in full sun, characterized by six hours or more of direct sunlight per day.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
• At the same time, much of the online response has been characterized by mockery and satire.
  — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
• That would have been a fair way to characterize the Cowboys for the better part of two decades.
  — Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
• They're characterized by their small size and bright green color and are a staple in many cultures.
  — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
• Both are characterized by dramatic mountains that rise up out of the sea.
  — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
• For most young players, their first season in the majors is characterized by hot streaks and slumps.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
• The default mode was one of the first brain networks characterized by science.
  — Nora Bradford, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2024
• The default mode was one of the first brain networks characterized by science.
  — Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024