How to Use articulate in a Sentence

articulate

1 of 2 adjective
  • He was very articulate about his feelings on the subject.
  • The baby is beginning to form articulate words and phrases.
  • She's an intelligent and articulate speaker.
  • Again, this should be a given, but your work needs to be articulate and easy to read.
    — Timothy Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The best kind of action figure is an articulate one that's life-like.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022
  • But the film doesn’t fully articulate that idea — that this is a way to laugh instead of cry.
    — Katie Walsh, idahostatesman, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The choral singing moved from crisp and articulate to lush and lyrical where required.
    — Jessica Rudman, courant.com, 9 June 2018
  • Lots of leaders are articulate, polished, and know the right words to say.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • Cooked super-supple with herbal sapors and articulate spice that hit your tongue just right.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 10 June 2022
  • Trusty is smart and articulate.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • The strings were as effervescent and articulate as can be, but the stars in No.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 14 May 2018
  • He's grown into a smart, witty, articulate and fun-loving kid.
    — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2018
  • His presence around the game endures as one of baseball's most articulate voices.
    — Matt Martell, SI.com, 18 July 2019
  • But in front of the group, Olrun lights up, an articulate, healthy Native man.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 12 Aug. 2017
  • There was probably a much more articulate way of asking that question.
    — CBS News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • There are a number of other fine celebrities who are equally articulate.
    — latimes.com, 11 Jan. 2017
  • Brown added that athletes who speak out need to be articulate, informed and mindful that their words have staying power.
    — Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 31 Aug. 2020
  • This is a book full of articulate and good-looking people sitting poolside in Italy.
    — Martin Amis, Esquire, 20 May 2010
  • No matter the gain level, the notes remain articulate and defined, even when playing chords.
    — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2017
  • In the years since the crime, Weier was described in court as articulate, mature and remorseful.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Another seemed to agree that the speech was articulate but had a different takeaway.
    — Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Ujiri has also become one of the league’s most articulate advocates of racial justice.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Dana Perino, that was such an articulate and thoughtful analysis of the deep state.
    — Fox News, 19 Sep. 2018
  • The attorney told him his mother moved slowly and couldn’t open a jar of food, but was coherent and articulate.
    — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The tone of the show felt like being at a wake among particularly articulate and thoughtful friends.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Be articulate, warm and friendly.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • These questions, as well as the core dilemma of figuring out what matters in life, are parsed by smart, articulate people.
    — Kenneth Turan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2019
  • Two executives can sit in the same board meeting, both composed, both articulate.
    — Mary Senkowska, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The most articulate member of the team, Johnston knows better than anyone how to talk his way through any problem.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • The result is weird and articulate and angry; there’s some overwriting, and sometimes the thread is nearly lost.
    — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021

articulate

2 of 2 verb
  • He had some trouble articulating his thoughts.
  • We disagree with the views articulated by the administration.
  • Now don’t ask me to articulate it — that’s your job.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Write prompts that are long enough to articulate your question or task at hand.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Know your value and be ready to articulate it.
    — Sonia Esther Soltani, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The band’s visual world for the record articulates much more.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This is the gift of having a son who can freely articulate his feelings.
    — Kyndell Harkness, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • There's a lot of power in being able to articulate your steps.
    — Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Too Short was among the first to articulate this worldview on record.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Mercer, sees the film and can articulate it to the people that can best lend their skillsets to him.
    — Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Casper will be the first to tell you about this danger, and to articulate its roots deep in our culture.
    — Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Smaller round arches articulate the bays of the third through fifth floors.
    — Sandy Deneau Dunham, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • They are led by those who most shrilly articulate the impulses of the mob.
    — John D. Hagen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The idea now that so many things can be articulated freely is so powerful.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Yet more than ever, the show needs to better articulate his motives and end game here.
    — Nick Statt, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2018
  • His thoughts tend to outpace his ability to articulate them in a first pass.
    — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • If a partner is better able to articulate their thoughts in writing, then an email can be a great first step.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 20 June 2019
  • Not that the others weren’t, but these were the ones that could really articulate it.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2023
  • As that firm now changes its approach to the public, that man hasn’t articulated why.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Maybe it’s been hard to articulate because we’ve been told that these parts of life are separate.
    — Nina St. Pierre, ELLE, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Some were letters to cis friends at a distance, trying to articulate my transness.
    — Jeanne Thornton, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021
  • There is no next line where Fleming then articulates what those pronouns should be.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • That idea would have seemed to them facially crazy if anyone had even dared to articulate such a bizarre thing.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • There’s no one way to articulate just how miserable the Browns have been.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Your sprint teams should always have a mender that can articulate the needs and pain points of the business in real time.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • What a rare gift to see Williams articulate her own movements onstage.
    — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Fatigue, hunger, and heat kept them from articulating any thoughts.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Trudeau has failed to articulate why an election needed to happen now.
    — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The upside is the mayor’s race is wide open, and people can articulate their views in the city and the city can choose.
    — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2018
  • My dad is dead and my mom has dementia and can’t remember or articulate the past.
    — Diana Whitney, Longreads, 19 June 2017

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