How to Use explanation in a Sentence

explanation

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  • The professor's explanation was that the poem is really a parody.
  • The first explanation holds that the cascade is in the eye of the beholder.
    — Paul Poast, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
  • There was no explanation from the team on why Jansen was out of a job.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2022
  • For a full explanation of the Schofield saga, click here.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The lab explanation did note that the IOM's cutoff was 20.
    — Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • In the middle of a long, complex explanation on a Rashi on the parshah, the Rebbe paused and searched the crowd.
    — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • But it was pulled at the last minute with no explanation.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
  • With that in mind, here’s a look at why the league altered the kickoff rule, an explanation of it and what else to know.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
  • His explanation of his role on the final play, a second straight stand at the 1-yard line?
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The explanation, as laid out by Sheets, will give you a migraine.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The lower the concentration of Jews in an area, the longer the explanations.
    — David Harsanyi, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The shorter explanation is simply that the crystals look cool… up to a point.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The lack of explanation left us a bit mystified by most of the courses.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Their pride hurt, the twins look for a gendered explanation.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
  • And there is a honking good explanation: All their geese are dead.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2024
  • The explanation for these rulings is not to be found in anything in the law; it can only be explained by who is on the Supreme Court.
    — Erwin Chemerinsky, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
  • Palmer cuts in and presses Devin for a little more of an explanation.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
  • But if that’s true, what is the explanation for every single woman who graces the YWLS stage?
    — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
  • One explanation is that initial jobless claims tend to be volatile from week to week.
    — Akane Otani, WSJ, 10 June 2023
  • Gibson heard one explanation, a tale as old as the South: a Black boy said something to a white girl, which angered her boyfriend.
    — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
  • All the ups and downs and periods of mania had an explanation.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Still, the defensive drop-off over the first two-plus months of the season defied explanation.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Reich’s explanation for avoiding the use of Hines at receiver boiled down to a lack of time to adjust the role.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The first, and perhaps most obvious, explanation, is that in the wild there may not be any other help.
    — Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Four days after the shooting, Tex had an explanation in a statement made through a spokesman.
    — Maureen Maher, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • As for why Gere raised his middle finger in the first place, the actor was quick to offer an explanation.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • First of all, the most plausible explanation for this is that Elon is being Elon.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
  • And Perez feels there has still been no explanation for why he was treated so badly.
    — Rachel Clarke, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Given these findings, wind emerged as the most plausible explanation for how the virus traveled between the farms.
    — John Drake, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • One likely explanation for this diplomatic bias is the training data.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

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