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 last few years illustrate this year-to-year ebb and flow.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The last few years illustrate this year-to-year ebb and flow.
    — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Twelve years later, this case illustrates why.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • The Texas case clearly illustrates what is at stake.
    — Lila Rose, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Write and illustrate a comic book.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • That shift illustrates a deeper trend.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Most of them are illustrated, too, which helps with recall.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • The final two snaps in the post illustrated just how in love the couple is.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But the debacle illustrates what artists are up against.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Even a cursory look illustrates how much the world has changed in recent decades.
    — Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
  • She's also used it as a candidate to illustrate just how far she's come.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Hall’s case, Rocap said, illustrates that point.
    — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • And, because the servant could not read, the artist illustrated the lists.
    — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Plus, my brother, who's an artist, illustrated it.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Alex Spors said his sister's case illustrates the system is flawed.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Her fight with Heather, which rounds out the episode, perfectly illustrates this.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The same moment, though, illustrates just how curated the day was.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Duckett said moments like that illustrate what sets Edgar apart.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
  • Target illustrates what’s at stake.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The movie takes pains to illustrate how the possible end of the world will begin like any other day.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Maria Rocque's case illustrates the problem.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Hishaw illustrated that on his first TD, a 3-yard run.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2025
  • This song illustrates that one of the best parts of friendship is playing games that only make sense to you and your friends.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Find something else to illustrate your contempt, not this image.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • To illustrate that point, Rodgers was sacked four times and hit three other times throughout the course of the game.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Which is best illustrated in his distinctive cornbread—a rust-red wedge as light as cake.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026

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