Ivan tried to articulate how he was feeling.    From LearnThat.org. 

articulate speech.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : an articulate speaker. ,an articulate thought. ,an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area. ,an articulate image. ,an articulate system of philosophy.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea. ,an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : to articulate with excessive precision.    From Dictionary.com. 

While there, I endeavored to engage in articulate speech.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Bland and Deadly Courtesy] Reference

Rule of thumb: never associate the word articulate with a black person.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 things I noticed when I rewatched the Saddleback Civil Forum.] Reference

Excerpts from her call articulate the mixed feelings and unease of progressive Americans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print] Reference

Or it could just be your ignorance of what the word articulate means, and your inherent bigotry and biases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » O’Reilly And Beck Agree: We’re ‘Afraid’ To Have ‘A Lot Of African-American Friends’] Reference

Utterance is difficult enough, but trying to articulate from the depth of feeling is almost impossible on the spot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Language Makes the Senses One] Reference

It is racist, because no one uses the word articulate to describe white speakers with exceptional oratorical skills.    From Wordnik.com.  [BREAKING: Biden Unloads On Clinton, Obama, Edwards] Reference

Would any one object to JFK being called articulate & good looking ?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Bush Echoes Biden: Obama Is ‘An Attractive Guy, He’s Articulate’] Reference

Its not often you hear Neil Kinnock being called articulate, wind bag is the usual.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-10-01] Reference

COSTAS: But he finds you articulate, which is a compliment coming from a 4-year-old.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2005] Reference

I certainly don't take the word articulate in that manner and don't know anybody who does.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: "Articulate" Biden Tastes Shoe Leather] Reference

But I think they're both coming across as very articulate, which is good for the United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2009] Reference

ROBERTS (voice-over): She is alternately described as articulate and smart, opinionated and overbearing.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 15, 2006] Reference

Many, many, manyblacks are use to being described as articulate, and they understand it is meant to be complimentary.    From Wordnik.com.  [BREAKING: Biden Unloads On Clinton, Obama, Edwards] Reference

“He alone does what a President should do, namely articulate a vision for democracy in the digital age,” Noveck writes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily Digest: Obama Unveils His Tech Policy] Reference

Steve is what Mark Levin would describe as the articulate Conservative we need (not that he has spoken on behalf of Lonegan).    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

She was what they called articulate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portobello] Reference

My eye locked onto "articulate" and would not let go.    From Wordnik.com.  [BREAKING: Biden Unloads On Clinton, Obama, Edwards] Reference

And yet he is nearly always described as "articulate".    From Wordnik.com.  [Quote Of The Day] Reference

Many white southerners can identify with the "articulate" issue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biden Clarifies Obama Comments] Reference

Let the record reflect that AMC referred to this as 'articulate'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tito, My Tito - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

The media do use the word "articulate" to describe white guys too.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Mills: Obama the 'Articulate'] Reference

Michael Richards didn't yell "articulate" onstage six times in a minute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nato Green: Please Stop Saying "Race Card"] Reference

Channel your inner news anchor and aim for that kind of articulate delivery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caroline Dowd-Higgins: The Power of In-Person Communication in Your Job Search] Reference

Are you arguing that he used the word "articulate" in an attempt at humour? sPh.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quote Of The Day] Reference

And hey, you don't hear people going around calling white guys "articulate," do you?.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Mills: Obama the 'Articulate'] Reference

It really doesn't matter how the two of you feel about the use of the word "articulate".    From Wordnik.com.  [Quote Of The Day] Reference

Other posters pointed out that "articulate" has been used as code for a number of years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quote Of The Day] Reference

Subtextual lie of "articulate": "most black people can't talk, and this one is a surprise.".    From Wordnik.com.  [BREAKING: Biden Unloads On Clinton, Obama, Edwards] Reference

Obama included Al Sharpton in a group of people who ran for office and who were "articulate".    From Wordnik.com.  [Quote Of The Day] Reference

In the past, simply suggesting this man was "articulate" was sufficient to raise a fire storm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Majority Liked Obama's Race Relations Speech, But Doubts About Wright Remain] Reference

'Papakis,' she protested, too taken aback to add any kind of articulate coda to this interjection.    From Wordnik.com.  [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]

People assume that because he is "articulate" that he had it "easy", never knowing that he grew up struggling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top New Hampshire Story: Obama Discusses His Single Mother] Reference

He is smart, charismatic, "articulate" and all the things that his supporters point to that excite them about him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Polls: Hillary Narrowly Edges Obama In Four States, Huckabee Surging With GOP] Reference

When presidential candidate Joe Biden calls fellow Senator Barack Obama "articulate" and "clean," guess who he called next.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2007] Reference

When presidential candidate Joe Biden called fellow senator Barack Obama "articulate" and "clean," guess who he called next?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2007] Reference