How to Use category in a Sentence
category
noun- The cars belong to the same category.
- She competed for the award in her age category.
- Taxpayers fall into one of several categories.
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The good news in this category is the price of eggs fell 2.7% for the month.
—Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2021
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But the unit dropped off in a lot of categories from 2023.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Click on a category in the legend to hide it on the chart.
—Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
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From there the 100 cities were ranked overall, and then across the four categories.
—Sarah Gray, Fortune, 12 July 2018
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Brazeau was among the players at the top of the category.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The record of the year win was Mars’ second in that category.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 July 2021
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This isn't the first year Kings Island has claimed the top spot in the category.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2022
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But the three-movie quest to destroy the One Ring is in a category all its own.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 Dec. 2020
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Some of the pages in that category had thousands of likes.
—Washington Post, 21 May 2020
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Biden, who is 78 years old, is in a high-risk category for the virus due to his age.
—Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2020
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The trend applies even in categories where sales are still brisk.
—Time, 27 Aug. 2023
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The broadest categories for all life on Earth are the domains.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 12 May 2023
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The change in category for some schools came as cases surged around the state.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2020
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The soccer star took the stage to announce the winner of the category Build a Waste Free World.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2022
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Swift may also become the first artist to win the video of the year category five times.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
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The Jaguars are eighth worst in that category (247.6 ypg).
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2022
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This falls in to the category of saying the quiet parts out loud.
—Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 1 May 2018
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Browse by age, category, time and more to find the perfect fit.
—Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2021
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The left-hand side of the chart below shows a falloff in every loan category in Q4/22.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
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Think of the last category - for savings and paying down debt - as a set of goals.
—Rich Exner, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2020
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That’s a cost increase for both categories of more than 50%.
—Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 3 Oct. 2023
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Acuña got the most fan votes for the All-Star Game and sold the most jerseys this season; Ohtani ranked second in both categories.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
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In the one-star category, 34 new restaurants were added to the list—29 in Spain and five in Portugal.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
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And last but not least, in a category all its own is challah.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
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The volume amount is less than a lot of coolers in the category, but the tidiness of the bag almost makes up for that.
—Mark Stock, Men's Health, 14 Oct. 2022
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Here, a deeper look at the recent evolution of the hydration category and where it’s headed.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
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The production’s huge success was replicated on Broadway, where the show won the Tony for best play, along with additional awards for direction and various categories of design.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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