How to Use communicate in a Sentence

communicate

verb
Definition of communicatenext
Synonyms for communicatenext
  • He was asked to communicate the news to the rest of the people.
  • She communicated her ideas to the group.
  • The pilot communicated with the airport just before the crash.
  • The two computers are able to communicate directly with one another.
  • We communicate a lot of information through body language.
  • The disease is communicated through saliva.
  • If you're excited about the product, your enthusiasm will communicate itself to customers.
  • He communicated his dissatisfaction to the staff.
  • The couple has trouble communicating.
  • With no screen, the poor AI Pin can only communicate to the outside world via a cryptic light show.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Set a finite amount of time for the trip -- maybe two weeks -- and then communicate your boundaries before your sons get home.
    — Dear Annie, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Write it down or try and get a guitar just to learn a way to communicate — even just putting pen to paper about your feelings.
    — Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 7 June 2023
  • And those who work with larger clients are reaching out proactively to communicate the strength of the bank.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2023
  • The schools would need to have a system in place for emergencies and for parents and children to communicate with each other.
    — The Editors, National Review, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The thud was heartbreaking, a way of communicating pain and hope without words.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
  • If if wasn’t clear already, the message was communicated with the signage surrounding Ohtani on the dais.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Call this the year many of us learned to communicate, create, cheat, and collaborate with robots.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The driver will then get on the track for a timed session and communicate with a racing instructor through a radio system.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2023
  • Only one-on-one video chats will be allowed to start, for ages 13 and up, and Roblox users have to have each other stored as contacts in order to communicate via video chat.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Despite a tremendous dose of makeup, Karloff found a way to communicate this deep tenderness — as well as fury.
    — Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The second type is without a USB dongle — these use Bluetooth to communicate with the computer.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 18 June 2023
  • So sometimes his ability to communicate with me and the team is challenging.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Little things have happened through the years that have upset people, and no one ever communicates or makes up with each other.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Kalesnikava simply did not want to communicate with them.
    — Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 June 2023
  • The sheriff’s office alleged that Austin had communicated with the alleged victim on a social media app and had arranged to pick the child up.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Script changes also reflected the way Rannells and Gad communicate as friends first, co-stars second.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The two communicate via text messages during the Season One and during the season’s finale, the estranged friends make plans to reconnect in person.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2023
  • And with clouds blurring or blocking signals, lasers aren’t ideal for communicating with systems on the ground.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The Wage and Hour Division can communicate with callers with questions or problems in more than 200 languages.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • McAfee clarified that court attendees could use a phone or laptop to communicate in the courtroom.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2023

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