How to Use explanation in a Sentence

explanation

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  • The professor's explanation was that the poem is really a parody.
  • The first explanation holds that the cascade is in the eye of the beholder.
    — Paul Poast, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
  • For a full explanation of the Schofield saga, click here.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The lab explanation did note that the IOM's cutoff was 20.
    — Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The shorter explanation is simply that the crystals look cool… up to a point.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023
  • But if that’s true, what is the explanation for every single woman who graces the YWLS stage?
    — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
  • One explanation is that initial jobless claims tend to be volatile from week to week.
    — Akane Otani, WSJ, 10 June 2023
  • Gibson heard one explanation, a tale as old as the South: a Black boy said something to a white girl, which angered her boyfriend.
    — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
  • All the ups and downs and periods of mania had an explanation.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Four days after the shooting, Tex had an explanation in a statement made through a spokesman.
    — Maureen Maher, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Chicago is in the sweet spot, asking for no explanation.
    — Nicholas Cannariato, New York Times, 26 July 2023
  • The explanation did not mention that Soto was no longer armed when he was shot three times by Voci.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Bloom Hemp provides clear explanations about how their products are made and what sets them apart from others in the market.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Or people would give these kinds of explanations that maybe were true, in some sense, but didn’t feel interesting to me.
    — Chris Strathmann, Hazlitt, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Asked for an explanation, Wicker pointed toward the middle of the field.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Lichtman: And for a long time, scientists had a simple explanation for how these birds landed all over the world.
    — Flora Lichtman, Scientific American, 2 June 2023
  • The explanation follows some celebrity backlash over the rules.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s an explanation of what Code Red, Code Purple and more mean and why wildfire smoke is so bad for you, plus how to protect yourself.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • When asked about this, Ditto offers two explanations for the lack of protest songs on Real Power.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The planned move was announced in May, with the explanation that unused accounts pose a security risk to users.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Images from the film's trailer offer an explanation for the pink paint shortage.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 June 2023
  • Could the film have laid out a more detailed explanation of the legal quagmire that heirs’ properties find themselves in?
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • There are sow hogs and boar hogs, and first-graders should be able to understand the difference in those without further explanation.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The idea that the victim of the attack serves as its instigator by forcing the hand of the aggressor is central to all of Putin’s explanations for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The joke is that her explanation plays over a flashback of Susie and Eddie engaging in a shootout with a Nazi in a secret underground tunnel.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Green discovered this and sent a scathing letter to the board demanding an explanation.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki, was not in attendance and offered no explanation at the time.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Then, an explanation of Daylight Saving Time ahead of this weekend’s clock change.
    — CNN, 2 Nov. 2023
  • And there aren’t too many places where this idea could catch on so fast and become such a happening with so little in the way of planning, marketing or explanation.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • With an open mind, request an explanation for the behavior.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 25 July 2023

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