How to Use description in a Sentence
description
noun- I applied for the position after reading the job description.
- Reporters called the scene “a disaster area,” and I think that was an accurate description.
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But here is the description of one of chairs.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
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There are many descriptions in that book that were flagged.
—Vauhini Vara september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Who knew that was a job description?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
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But don't let that description fool you.
—Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
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Read our description of the footage here.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
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Fan boasts in the video description.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Apr. 2026
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This is way out of description.
—Betsy Shuller, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Let’s start with the job description.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
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The job description has changed, too.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Any description of his art tends to end up sounding kind of hokey.
—Robert Krier, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2022
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Join the project that has nothing to do with your job description.
—Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Use the job description as a guide, but rewrite it in your own words.
—Julia Korn, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Just a few tweaks from a human, and the description is ready to go out.
—Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2023
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Lane would fit the description.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
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The description calls for folks who are clean-cut and are office types.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
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Mitch pressed again for a description of what had happened.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Czarnik’s description of her own group echoes Levin’s point.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
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Be warned, though; the graphic descriptions are not for the faint of heart.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 6 June 2024
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On many nights, Flagg fits this description.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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But what happens when scrolling is your job description?
—Ashley Hass, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
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One option that seems to fit that description?
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Who fits that description is a mystery, though.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Growth doesn’t always come from your job description.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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The second is the vague job description.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
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That description had always stuck with me.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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The description of the suspect was the same as in the first robbery.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
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What is the description of the suspect?
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
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Reply to this email with a photo and a short description.
—Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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