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annotate

add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

In a sentence

Six example sentences with annotate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Students annotate the margins of the play so heavily that the printed lines almost vanish under pencil by December.

    Literature

  • Junior associates annotate every clause of the lease, marking which sentence a court has already read narrowly.

    Law

  • Archivists annotate each glass plate with the street, the year, and the name of whoever developed it.

    Photography

  • Workers annotate thousands of street photos, drawing boxes around every cyclist so the model learns what to look for.

    Technology

  • The conductor annotates her score in three colors, one for tempo, one for breath and one for the singers.

    Music

  • Assistants annotate the game film overnight, tagging every possession so the head coach can search by play type.

    Basketball

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