How to Use in detail in a Sentence

in detail

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  • Most people could recount, in detail, the last time a close friend let them down.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • If none of that made sense, flick back to our launch article, which goes through the rules in detail.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, Richardson has declined to describe his health status in detail.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2026
  • The delivery zone was only a mile in each direction, and she was expected to know it in detail.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Ken Rosenthal has already explained, in detail, why these proposals don’t help the growth of the sport.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Swaddle said the aim of the consultation was to gauge public opinion, which the council will consider in detail.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Stay Balanced Be ready to accept what didn’t work, review as a team, learn in detail why, and be prepared to do better next time.
    — Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • My full College Football 27 review covers where that on-field feel landed in detail.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Accessible rooms are available in several different room types, and laid out on in detail the hotel website.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Disney has historically refused to describe in detail the revenues earned by its growing cruise ship business.
    — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • No one should have to drive downtown simply to sign a document and never actually talk to someone who can answer their questions, face-to-face, in detail.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Millions watched as the family’s nightmare was presented in detail at Lindsay’s five-week trial for murder in the deaths of her three children.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The reporting process was also explained in detail during the call, which Williams said was helpful as some players didn’t fully understand the full scope.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • On Wednesday morning, the attorney who signed the subpoenas also addressed the matter, albeit not in detail.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • But over the days following the announcement, as flesh-and-blood experts poured over the nearly 250-page paper in detail, many grew frustrated.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Go through underwriting The lender’s underwriter reviews your full financial file in detail.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Describe in detail any demographic, economic or social factor about your congressional district that sets it apart from others.
    — David Burck, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Petitioners are asked to document their abuse in detail, including dates and locations where incidents occurred.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Because speed was required and the scope was sizable, Ossola and his peers selected 45 quadrants rich in trees to study in detail across the two communities.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The prosecution's argument is that while different life events triggered the memories to surface, the teen simply was not ready to discuss them in detail initially.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after reporting the allegations in detail.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The new protocols posted last month to IDOC’s website for the first time laid out in detail how the state plans to conduct firing squad executions.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
  • Teams have rapidly invested in heat adaptation strategies, which The Athletic explored in detail on Thursday.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • In their memo, prosecutors described in detail how Spitze targeted a 12-year-old girl from an unidentified rural community.
    — Mike Levine, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Third Battle of Panipat is discussed in detail below the following chart, which provides a quick comparison of the three battles.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The full blog post breaks down the scam in detail, including how both the video and the website itself show signs of being AI-generated, along with a point-by-point explanation of how these kinds of scams work.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Abbott is one of a select few who have intimate knowledge of what Wheeler faced throughout his recovery; the 36-year-old pitcher has declined several times to expand on it in detail.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • The Second Battle of Panipat is discussed in detail below the following chart, which provides a quick comparison of the three battles.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking out for the first time in detail about the divorce, Reid tells PEOPLE that a major issue was monetary.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The policy outlines in detail when extreme heat will trigger a match delay or hydration breaks, depending on the WBGT readings on gamedays.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 15 July 2026

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