How to Use spell out in a Sentence

spell out

verb
  • Of course, all of this is spelled out in the recipe for you.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Rules for each market are spelled out too.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • And the powers that aren't spelled out in law?
    — Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Chances are your state or city has spelled out rules about riding them.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
  • But all the facts of history must be spelled out.
    — Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps his latest spell out will be a short one.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Roll out air-dry clay, and spell out the names of your herbs with letter stamps.
    — Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
  • When full, the unique design spells out a potty word.
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  • James believes the brand’s uniqueness is spelled out in its name.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • When full, its unique design spells out a cheeky potty word.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The lengthy bill spells out those restrictions.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The timeline is worth spelling out.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The bottle spells out that the room spritz is made with lemon myrtle and spearmint oils.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
  • And that for me spells out mostly on an airplane or at an airport.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 July 2024
  • Having to spell out words and phrases this way can cause eye fatigue.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 28 July 2024
  • Use iron-on letters to spell out a seasonal phrase.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • OnePlus didn't spell out just how quick the charging times will be.
    — Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Does that spell out anything in the predictive tea leaves?
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The charges were spelled out in the criminal complaint filed against him.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Kill those fears by spelling out exactly what's in and what's out.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • This is the idea spelled out in loop quantum gravity, or in causal sets.
    — Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Doohan also had to wait for that fate to be spelled out, just as audiences did.
    — Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
  • All blanks should be filled and the terms of any warranty that comes with the car should be spelled out.
    — Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Though, the removal of the vines doesn’t spell out entirely bad news.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The sign spelled out the name Billy Boman.
    — Matti Yahav, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The penalties are spelled out in a font so tiny as To be unreadable.
    — Ishmael Reed, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The bracelets with names spelled out has become a Taylor Swift thing.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Curing a ballot refers to the process spelled out for correcting those flaws.
    — Sue Lani Madsen | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The bill doesn't spell out how schools are supposed to police this policy.
    — Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 27 June 2024
  • Not that the down-to-earth stage royal visualizes her name spelled out in lights.
    — Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025

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