How to Use communicate in a Sentence

communicate

verb
  • He was asked to communicate the news to the rest of the people.
  • She communicated her ideas to the group.
  • The pilot communicated with the airport just before the crash.
  • The two computers are able to communicate directly with one another.
  • We communicate a lot of information through body language.
  • The disease is communicated through saliva.
  • If you're excited about the product, your enthusiasm will communicate itself to customers.
  • He communicated his dissatisfaction to the staff.
  • The couple has trouble communicating.
  • Is there a kind way to communicate that her gifts are a burden?
    — Judith Martin, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
  • His job is to communicate between the spy boy and the big chief.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • As in the film, the duo sometimes communicate across the room with a look.
    — Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 7 June 2022
  • The next thing to do is to communicate and to listen.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The girl communicates with her parents through her eyes and a few sounds.
    — ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Be prepared to communicate with your stylist about what does and does not work for your hair.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Which makes sense for them, because that whole group of friends just does not communicate.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • If a leader can’t communicate, he’s doomed right off the bat.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The robot does not need to speak to communicate.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • And make sure to communicate that to your children, too.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That doesn’t communicate love to me.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • But the show’s themes — the need to be oneself, the need to communicate — still shine through.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Lincoln can now communicate with sign language and has learned to walk on his own.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But that is the point of a living will – to communicate your wishes.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • Warnock had no way to communicate to staff that there was an emergency, the claim said.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2024
  • What if your car could communicate with the one ahead to help prevent traffic jams?
    — Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Neither is quite sure about the rules of how people communicate these days.
    — Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
  • When saying goodbye, your tone of voice communicates just as much as your words.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At some stops, your hosts will eeven attempt to communicate with the spirit world.
    — Ebony Williams, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Troopers tried to communicate with Allen and tell her to stop.
    — Hartford Courant, 17 July 2022
  • For the past five months, the couple has only been able to communicate through jail calls.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

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