Sentence examples for were illustrative from inspiring English sources
adjective
Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.
- This example of bad behavior is illustrative of his continued bad behavior.
A series of four episodes last Thursday, Friday and Saturday were illustrative of the recent attacks and near misses.
The two or three other desserts ($5.95) were illustrative: an oreo cheesecake as cold as ice cream, a respectable Mississippi mud pie with a puff of whipped cream and a few nothing-to-get-excited-about ice creams.
The people identified as "the Gentle Tasaday" — the Philippine forest-dwellers made famous, in part, by Charles Lindbergh — had been redrawn as a small, odd community rather than as an isolated ancient tribe whose mores were illustrative.
Those opening three minutes were illustrative of the tactical approach the home fighter had spoken of before the bout but at the start of the second round Linares managed to unload quicker, though one blow was definitely below Crolla's belt.
Their insights, not exactly brimming with appreciation for democracy, were illustrative of the problems that still plague Iraq and, they suspect, will await Libya if its people do not act quickly.
In his 2007 autobiography, the former director of central intelligence, George J. Tenet, said that the awkward meetings with Moussa Koussa, the Libyan intelligence chief, were "illustrative of the surreal world in which we had to operate" as C.I.A. operatives had to exchange pleasantries with the man they believed responsible for the Pan Am 103 bombing, among other terrorist plots.
His answer was illustrative.
Escargot ($8) is illustrative.
SAB Miller is illustrative.
