How to Use illustrate in a Sentence

illustrate

verb

• The students will write and illustrate their own stories.
• Please give a few examples to illustrate your point.
• The results illustrate how important it is to wear your seatbelt.
• He illustrated his lecture with stories of his own experiences in the field.
• The two largest paintings in the show illustrate crises.
  — Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2022
• Yet a look at the films the Oscars present us with illustrates that hope is not lost.
  — Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
• But the past 11 games have illustrated how the Padres are at their best.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
• But the tiny home record is mixed so far, and De León told a story to illustrate his point.
  — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
• Chase walks us through it, with clips and outtakes and footage to illustrate his points.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2024
• Blake asked the guests to illustrate their art problems.
  — Hannah Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
• The trend is destructive, as a pair of events this week illustrate.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2022
• Most climate change models illustrate what the Earth will look like by the year 2100.
  — Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
• Spitz spoke at one point holding a skull to illustrate the bullet's path.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2022
• All that serves to further illustrate that the NL pennant chase is wide open.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
• There is a marked difference in the first act, which illustrates just how young Lil Nas X still is.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 27 Jan. 2024
• Schrödinger aimed to illustrate the absurdity of that idea: A cat cannot be both dead and alive at once.
  — Kristin Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022
• Hollywood spent a huge part of last year on strike to illustrate this very point.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2024
• To illustrate the power of prompts, Miller turned to gift-giving.
  — Anna Oakes, Quartz, 10 May 2023
• For the first time though, the Garrity records illustrate why the officers opened fire, in their own words.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
• Here are a few properties that illustrate the sheer scale of how the market is growing.
  — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
• And so to see that dramatic turn, to me, illustrated two things.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 11 May 2023
• The show is based on the graphic novels of the same name written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
• Phone calls, text messages, emails and a photograph that illustrate the case against him.
  — Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 19 May 2024
• No stat better illustrates the sorry state of the program at that time.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
• The best way to illustrate the structural mess is simply to break down how the season was put together.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2022
• Each of the 32 cards is illustrated with an animal and comes with a matching squishy friend.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 7 Feb. 2024
• This game illustrated the impact Lindor has on the Mets.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
• See five charts that illustrate the current state of the housing market.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
• His chance-creation map illustrates a threat from all areas of the pitch, in contrast to Eze’s preference for the left-hand side.
  — Elias Burke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
• In recent days, Palantir has also been the worst performer in the S&P 500, illustrating an extreme swing from hero to villain in the market.
  — Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025