How to use "explained" in a sentence

'No, just that he might hike somewhere in the Canyonlands area of Utah,' explained Brion

So she phoned Jenny's Mom and explained

Two days later, Sue and I got the bus to Bayou La Batre, where Bubba's parents lived, and I explained to Bubba's daddy about the shrimp business that Bubba and I planned to start after we came out of the army

'I don't mean a financial loss,' he explained

'My uncle is joking, Mr Sampson,' she explained

He explained his suicide in a note to his brother

'The police headquarters in Paris told me that Jean Valjean was arrested last autumn for stealing apples,' Javert explained

'She had an accident in the machine-shop where she works for six sous an hour, 'Jondrette explained

Then, when everything had been explained, Javert thought for a moment

The stranger explained in great detail how he used to work for the government in foreign countries and that, now he was retired, he wanted to move to South America with his wife and daughter

"It's like a pod experience, but you stay in for much longer," explained Ding

They've designed special study programs," explained Palo.

Sala explained everything-about the special offer, and their conversation at the energy center.

"You just walk in," Zee explained

"This is the test area," explained Leti

"This is where we'll bring the passengers' energy," he explained

"After one month, as I've explained, you will be given tests

"That's not quite the way they explained the system in law school," Elliot said.

I saw them at the parent-son scout meeting when he explained why the trip would be perfectly safe."

And as far as Tina could see, it was the only thing that explained Danny's phenomenal new powers.

I explained my secret life as Leigh in the afterword to the new edition of Shadowfires

Women know things that can't be explained by reason; this kind of knowledge is rarely understood by men

He explained his plan in short, typewritten notes, and I agreed to everything.

And shot in the vicarage study? But you, dear Vicar, were not here at the time?' I explained where I had been.

I hoped no one would see me, but of course, Miss Marple was in her garden! She stopped me and I explained I was going to meet my husband

I remembered what Dr Haydock had said about his illness and supposed that explained it

'What are you both doing here?' A little ashamed, we explained.

'My nephew, Raymond West, is coming here today,' she explained

'But the point is, that each thing has got to be explained correctly

'But,' I said, 'it has been explained

I explained that Hawes had been ill with sleeping sickness.

I explained about the telephone call and how I had thought I recognized Hawes' voice

When the vicar came in, Lawrence explained that he had called to tell him that he had decided to leave the village

I explained quickly that I had to leave my home, and arranged to borrow the cart, promising to bring it back before midnight

I explained

'Well,' explained Holmes, 'I think this pipe costs around seven-and-sixpence

A moment later the mystery was explained

I explained to George and William Harris how I felt in the morning

We explained to him that we were not acrobats

She explained Mr Hartright's concern that Sir Percival Glyde might be the aristocrat the woman in white had talked about

This worried me, so I wrote to Mr Frederick Fairlie and explained the situation

After dinner, Laura explained to Sir Percival that she loved someone else

I explained who I was and asked to see Anne

We came to Limmeridge and explained everything to my uncle, but he said that I was a fool

He then told me what he had done to the register and he explained what the law does to people who commit that crime

He knew his secret was now safe, so he explained it all to me