How to Use descriptor in a Sentence

descriptor

noun
  • If two out of three of those descriptors scream dog whistle to you — ding ding ding!
    — Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Pretty is a perfect descriptor for this messy half-up look tied with a big white bow.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 28 June 2023
  • Thoughtful, but gruesome is an apt descriptor for the film as well.
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Musk’s many fans will surely take those descriptors as a given.
    — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Here are quick descriptors of the beer’s look, aroma and flavor.
    — Peter Rowe, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Use a descriptor and no name, even when a person is willing to be called by only one name.
    — WSJ, 15 July 2022
  • Barrett was perfect — a word too often overused but in this case the right descriptor.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2017
  • In fact, descriptors like barnyard and dirty socks aren’t a dealbreaker to her at all.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2024
  • One way to push your point a bit might be to use their typical descriptor, and direct it back at them.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Kayla have gone through, heartbreaking is not even a good enough descriptor.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • What could possibly fit all those descriptors?
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
  • Bumpy is also a good descriptor, with each bite slightly different than the next.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Friendly, gentle and great with kids are just a few of the descriptors those who know Buddy say about him.
    — azcentral, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The Chiefs, with the same descriptors, viewed the Royals as petty and losers.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 29 Sep. 2017
  • When all was said and done, Murphy used a different descriptor.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • In that way, the label becomes less of a descriptor and more of a performance itself.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Take descriptors from places like Google and Yelp with a grain of salt (good advice for any topic).
    — Navneet Alang, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2023
  • On the coattails of those dreary descriptors came an optimistic note.
    — Mark Davis, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • People have assigned all sorts of physical descriptors to it, attempts to give it a shape.
    — Betsy Mason, WIRED, 10 June 2015
  • Before the game, coaches from each team used the same descriptor for the budding rookie star on their roster.
    — Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • And while the car on offer has a top speed closer to 214 mph, the rest of that descriptor remains spot on.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Brief seems to be the most frequent descriptor attached to these calls, most of which last just a few minutes, rarely more than 10.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
  • D’Angelo, however, wasn’t a fan of the descriptor.
    — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The last descriptor is a recent addition.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The suffix -y here is the same as in words like doggy or smarty, used to form nicknames or informal descriptors.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But the Francophone descriptor fails to conjure the dust her voice kicks up, the grit and moan that hang in the air after each song.
    — Carrie Brownstein, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
  • That sounds like the perfect descriptor for her (presumably tootin’) time on season 17 ahead.
    — EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But in reality, the origins of the French descriptor can be traced back to—well, horses.
    — Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Omari Spellman used a few descriptors commonly used for teams in the old Big East.
    — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • There might not be a better descriptor for Williams’ methods, or for his path to Baltimore.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 15 June 2021

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