How to Use brand in a Sentence

brand

1 of 2 noun
  • The store sells a variety of shoe brands.
  • What brand are those jeans you are wearing?
  • I don't like his brand of humor.
  • This isn't even the first time Meghan Markle has made a cameo on the brand's IG page.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Just check out the new styles of the brand’s PA 4 kicks that feature palm trees stitched on the sides.
    Marques Harper, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • And while sales have tapered off in the last 50 years, the brand hasn't gone anywhere.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023
  • What brands will be on sale? Don't miss the next big beauty sale.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 16 June 2023
  • The 32-year-old actor was approached by the fashion brand at just the right time.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The under $100 find has hundreds of reviews on the brand’s site.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The interior is also a win, the best yet from the brand.
    Jeremy White, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
  • But the flavor took a different path, according the the brand, and soared to great heights.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
  • During the fall 2023 season, Gucci and Miu Miu were among the top brands who rubber-stamped the look.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The brand isn’t tied to buzzy celebrity chefs, nor does the price point reflect the current trendiness of chili crisp.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Here are our top picks from reputable brands like Bosch and Samsung.
    Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Pedigree, part of the Mars family of brands, is doing just that all month long.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 10 July 2023
  • And not liking Miranda Sings was always part of the brand.
    Bella Arnold, Vulture, 28 June 2023
  • Dave’s Hot Chicken, from Los Angeles, is the most prolific of the out-of-town brands.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 26 June 2023
  • A lot of these players fashion sort of social activism as part of their brand.
    The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Bud Light sales plunged in May, toppling the beer brand from its longtime perch as the nation's best-selling brew.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 15 June 2023
  • Telfar has done something that few other brands have been able to do — make his own rules.
    Essence Fashion Editors, Essence, 16 June 2023
  • The new Santorini property is one of three projects being launched by the Domes brand in 2024.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Like the brand’s signature check print, the Burberry bikini has risen to icon status.
    Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 10 July 2023
  • If two-pieces are more your style, check out this bikini from Amazon-favorite brand Tempt Me.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Appliances will be high-end brands Wolf, Miele and Sub-Zero.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 22 July 2023
  • In fact, fashion-forward celebrities like Meghan Markle, Katie Holmes, and more even have pieces from the brand in their closets.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Mere mortals can grab liquid swag from such drink brands as Lifeway Kiefer, Zephyrhills and Odyssey.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
  • What to Consider There’s a subtle brand logo on the upper sleeve.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
  • This collectible plushie is part of the brand’s Fantasy Squad line and is machine washable.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Today, Humphrey is back to busying himself—once again in the sneaker space—with his new footwear brand Code by Gentry.
    Leah Faye Cooper, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The ship strikes a balance between its Italian theme and the brand’s signature features guests know.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
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brand

2 of 2 verb
  • They no longer brand their cattle.
  • The exact words my father spoke on my graduation day are branded in my memory.
  • Each red ball branded with a small white handprint and left to dry on the sill in the classroom.
    Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The most powerful person in the world ... had branded her a liar.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • At the episode’s end, many of the Duttons saddled up and headed to The Gather in order to brand some cattle.
    William Earl, Variety, 11 Dec. 2022
  • South then branded himself as a notrump hog by jumping to 2NT.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The ship, which is branded with a Texas-style star on its bow, made its first sailing from Galveston this month.
    John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Sonny and Cher had branded themselves as Caesar and Cleo and were trying to make it as a duo.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Was the woman who had been branded with a scarlet letter as scary as they’d been led to believe?
    Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But this episode was all about the Duttons, and almost all of the action took place at their ranch as the whole crew prepared to set out to brand their cattle.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 5 Dec. 2022
  • What grill master doesn’t want to brand their masterpiece?
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022
  • If McCarthy refuses to bring it to the floor, McCarthy will be branded the hare hunter who caused the default.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 May 2023
  • In the ’80s and ’90s, branded Gucci and Chanel belt buckles served as signal flares for yuppie shoppers.
    Faran Krentcil, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The wild horses have freeze brands to help identify them, and sometimes the domestic ones are branded as well.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • This means that devices without magnets will be branded Qi and will still work with Qi2 chargers.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In February, gauchos gather to brand the herd with hot irons, as required by law.
    Sarah Marshall, Travel, 23 Jan. 2024
  • People are reluctant to declare things mid because of the fear of being branded a snob.
    Kaitlyn Greenidge, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
  • Disillusion with work—or as some may see it, a work-shy tendency—isn’t a fair stereotype to brand across all young talent, the founders feel.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Brooke Vines of Vines/Brookshire advertising agency offered to help re-brand the house free of charge.
    Rachel O'Neal, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The stadium is just steps from the 38th St/Washington light rail stop, which is branded in Rising colors.
    The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2023
  • In less upsetting news, Apple has worked hard to brand itself as the privacy-friendly giant of Big Tech—and in many ways, that’s true.
    WIRED, 21 Jan. 2023
  • From returning favorites to brand new adventures, 2024 is shaping up to be a big year for family fun at the movies.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The app branded itself as an invite-only, exclusive place to date.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The tent, branded with advertiser Yaamava’ Resort & Casino, seemed a success to those on the right side of it.
    Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Women branded witches have had their nails pulled out, been forced to eat feces, been paraded naked or been beaten black and blue.
    Suhasini Raj, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • The village was in the crosshairs of the Inquisition, seeking to crush a Gnostic splinter group known as the Cathars, whose beliefs were branded heretical by the Vatican.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • While these hotels won’t become Hyatt branded, members should still be able to earn and redeem points and make use of their elite perks once the partnership goes live.
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The clothing retailer offers a Barbie line that includes Gap and Barbie branded t-shirts, jackets and more, for both kids and adults.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 29 July 2023
  • Garland has now branded Weiss a special counsel to persist in his thus far very effective job of burying that fact.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Riley was branded twice; the first one was accidentally upside down.
    Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024

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