How to Use enumerate in a Sentence

enumerate

verb
  • Let me enumerate my reasons for doing this.
  • I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence.
  • Nick marched me up the hill away from the house and just listened to me enumerate my fears.
    — Emily Ziff Griffin, SELF, 18 Dec. 2017
  • The court enumerated some harms that might be seen if these markets open up.
    — Brady Dale, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
  • By striving to enumerate flaws in the art rather than in the people who make it, for one thing.
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But please don’t — for all the reasons enumerated above.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • And his influence can be seen in so many places, there’s no point in even enumerating it.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Tait soon enumerated all the knots that had up to seven crossings.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
  • So many different things can go awry, more than can be enumerated in one short essay.
    — Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
  • That statement loosely enumerated what remained on the club's to-do list as of that time.
    — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 12 May 2018
  • Sugarman enumerates the advantages of their new game; his girls will rent a car.
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Though fines were not enumerated nor cure periods spelled out, the ideas were discussed.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2017
  • Colvin enumerates the financial metrics that prove it—at staying a step ahead.
    — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2017
  • And there are no specific stream buffers enumerated in the plan.
    — oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Loyal fans can fiercely debate and enumerate the merits of each, like which has the best rides, fireworks and food.
    — Victoria Brown, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Just don't try to enumerate its downsides to anyone who knows anything, because there aren't any that matter.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 3 May 2019
  • In these cases, a markup language that enumerates just how much the artist wants to encourage fair use could help provide that choice.
    — Peter Wayner, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2013
  • The team has learned some lessons about its players, which can be enumerated at a later date, but there is not much more to discover.
    — Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The issue of free agency was ranked seven out of the nine issues the players enumerated.
    — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • So much of my existence, all of ours, could be easily enumerated.
    — Clare French, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The guidance doesn't enumerate which of the many outdoor camp activities should and shouldn't require masks.
    — NBC News, 28 May 2021
  • Theories and counter-theories abound on the internet, far too many to enumerate here.
    — NBC News, 25 Dec. 2019
  • The scale of the challenge in parts of rural Oregon remains difficult to enumerate.
    — oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2021
  • There are too many potential highlights to enumerate here, but here are some of the books scheduled to arrive in the next few months that have my bookworm blood pumping.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Anyone on either side of the Tsushima Basin will only be too happy to enumerate those in more detail.
    — Jennifer Neal, The Root, 20 Dec. 2017
  • As a freshman in high school, Corbett enumerated several goals, his mother said.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Zuckerberg enumerates one of these very specifically, and in my view, this is one of the biggest contributions of this essay.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Design for systems that can absorb a surprise, not systems that assume surprises can be enumerated.
    — Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • In the past week, hurricanes and wildfires have caused additional delays as the bureau races to enumerate all households in the country.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Ask Roger Federer to enumerate his few career disappointments, and the lack of singles gold tops the list.
    — SI.com, 24 July 2019

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