How to Use appointment in a Sentence

appointment

noun

• The court ordered the appointment of an attorney to represent the child.
• I'm late for an appointment.
• Did he get his job by appointment or election?
• He now holds an appointment from the President.
• I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.
• The appointment of a woman of color as President, and from within at that, marks a real change.
  — Rahul Raj, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023
• The man was supposed to call his daughter when finished with his appointment but was confused and started to look for the family car in the parking lot.
  — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
• Waiting months for your appointment with a specialist seems commonplace in the United States.
  — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2023
• Zepeda said O'Connell struggled with his appointment to auxiliary bishop in 2015.
  — Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
• Even with a lengthy track record at the Kiln, the National appointment is a huge step up.
  — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• These days, most stylists require clients to send a deposit and come washed and blow dried ahead of the appointment.
  — Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
• The chain’s shares have surged about 18% since his appointment in mid-August.
  — Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 10 Sep. 2024
• Those attending after their appointment will go to the end of the line.
  — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
• Book yourself a spa appointment while the kids age 5 to 12 play in the supervised club at the Ritz-Carlton.
  — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 15 May 2023
• Two visitors at a time – strangers or no -- can make a one-hour appointment to lie on the bed.
  — Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• And the appointment process aimed at giving the board a fresh start after a rough year has already been tense at times.
  — Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
• At the ultrasound appointment a few days later, the tech lingered on an area of my left breast, and frowned at the screen.
  — Meredith Broussard, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023
• The council then will have 60 days to decide whether to fill the seats through special election or appointment.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
• My guess is that the last few episodes will be even crazier, and that’s why the live reunion is about to be appointment television.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 6 Apr. 2023
• Migrants with appointments walked across a bridge hoping for a new life.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2023
• The Supreme Court will be more tilted in Trump’s favor in any second term, thanks to his own appointments in his first four years.
  — David Leonhardt, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
• It had been installed in one of the palace’s bathrooms, where visitors could book a short appointment to use it.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
• In accordance with the law, the appointment must be made before July 17.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
• The notion that a woman might sit on the Supreme Court seemed distant indeed, not only then but even on the brink of her own appointment.
  — Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• Khurshid wished for a more customary system, the sort that promised, say, a 20-minute appointment at 10 a.m. to talk about three things.
  — Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
• Anytime she was transported to a doctor or a court appointment, she was forced to sit in a cage too small for her height.
  — J Wortham, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• Michael Reese, 39, who had an appointment with Grayson at the halfway house, was accused of attacking and killing Grayson.
  — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
• Migrants use the app to schedule an appointment to present themselves at the border to seek entry to the U.S. and request asylum.
  — Rebecca Santana, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• The appointment marks a full-circle moment for Brewer, whose rise through corporate America has been nothing short of extraordinary.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
• Harrington also vocalized her excitement on the appointment of Black scholar Jonathan Michael Square as a committee member for this year’s exhibition.
  — Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024