How to Use specify in a Sentence

specify

verb

• At the specified time, we rang the bell.
• She agreed to the terms specified in the contract.
• Can you specify the cause of the argument?
• The instructions do not specify what kind of screws to use.
• Specify the color and quantity when you order.
• All subscriptions are for one year unless otherwise specified.
• He clearly specified California wine.
• It is not specified when the call took place.
  — Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
• Davis couldn’t specify which leg he was shot in.
  — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
• His cause of death was not specified.
  — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
• These sites have not yet been specified.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 June 2026
• Sanders didn’t specify when that would be.
  — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
• The source did not specify what role the Marines will play.
  — Npr Staff, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
• The source did not specify what role the Marines will play.
  — Npr Staff, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
• The release did not specify a date or cause of death.
  — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
• The bill did not specify how many states needed to get these grants.
  — Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
• The agency did not specify how the drones were used.
  — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
• It was not specified whether any weapons were involved in the fight.
  — CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• The update did not specify why the truck dropped the load.
  — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
• It was not specified how long the pauses would last.
  — Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
• Drummond did not specify what his new role would be.
  — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
• The city and county rules do not specify which type of mask that must be worn.
  — Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2022
• The post doesn’t specify the date of when the changes will take effect.
  — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 June 2024
• The study did not specify how the geckos were used to treat sore throats.
  — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
• Trump did not specify who would attend or where the talks would take place.
  — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
• But strangely, his proof didn’t specify how to build it.
  — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
• In both places, records specified that there were no injuries in all but one case.
  — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
• The plans specify selling date, share price and amount.
  — Nick Wells,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
• The notice did not specify a cost.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
• The White House has not specified what a deal may look like.
  — Ana Ceballos follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026