How to Use identify in a Sentence

identify

verb
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  • She identified the dog as her lost pet.
  • The corpse was identified on the basis of dental records.
  • They could not identify the source of the quotation.
  • The witness positively identified the suspect in the crime.
  • We began by identifying what we needed for the job.
  • He was able to correctly identify the mushroom.
  • We need to identify the causes of unemployment.
  • They had no difficulty in identifying the problem.
  • Lilith and other dancers asked not to be identified by their legal names for fear of being harassed or stalked.
    — Ava Sasani, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • Schools are working to identify students with slipping attendance, then providing help.
    — Jocelyn Gecker, arkansasonline.com, 17 Aug. 2024
  • If any abnormalities in the vital signs are identified they can be corrected accordingly, and in a timely manner, and thereby [help] prevent ill health or even death.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2023
  • The tree canopy helps hide drug trafficking operations from the authorities, who often use aerial surveillance to identify trespass grows.
    — courier-journal.com, 1 June 2023
  • Mesa police said the person who died in the fire still has not been identified.
    — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The death has now been deemed a homicide and the victim identified as 31-year-old Yazmeen Williams.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
  • Authorities did not identify the age of the boy or the dog's breed.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The Pentagon identified those killed in the attack as Sgt.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Crews carried his body back to the trail where he was identified, the sheriff's office wrote in the release.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Officers went to the home and found a man, later identified as Mitchell, who was dead.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
  • The breed of the snake responsible has not been identified.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • With each emergence comes a chance for mushroom hunters to identify new species.
    — Rachel Bujalski Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 11 June 2024
  • But in addition to the, well, pulsing, the key to identifying a pulsar is the timing.
    — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2023
  • The two others, at least one of whom is a woman, have declined to be publicly identified.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The older brother, identified as a 21-year-old man, was unharmed, the park service said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 June 2023
  • Once identified, a person can plan how to move forward.
    — Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Their father was identified as 34-year-old Brock Mater.
    — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024
  • Tens of thousands of people have been identified as descendants of the people who were sold in 1838, Carey said.
    — Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Until that point, Dafoe had identified as a stage actor.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The pilot, who was the only person in the helicopter, was declared dead at the scene and has not been identified, police said.
    — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Taveras was not named in the filing, but he was later identified through media reports.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The driver of the truck, who has not been identified, also sustained critical injuries.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024

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