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.
  • 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
  • Click on a category in the legend to hide it on the chart.
    Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • From there the 100 cities were ranked overall, and then across the four categories.
    Sarah Gray, Fortune, 12 July 2018
  • The record of the year win was Mars’ second in that category.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 July 2021
  • But the three-movie quest to destroy the One Ring is in a category all its own.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Some of the pages in that category had thousands of likes.
    Washington Post, 21 May 2020
  • 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
  • The trend applies even in categories where sales are still brisk.
    Time, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The broadest categories for all life on Earth are the domains.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 12 May 2023
  • 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
  • Swift may also become the first artist to win the video of the year category five times.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
  • This falls in to the category of saying the quiet parts out loud.
    Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 1 May 2018
  • Browse by age, category, time and more to find the perfect fit.
    Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The left-hand side of the chart below shows a falloff in every loan category in Q4/22.
    Robert Barone, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Think of the last category - for savings and paying down debt - as a set of goals.
    Rich Exner, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2020
  • That’s a cost increase for both categories of more than 50%.
    Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 3 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • And last but not least, in a category all its own is challah.
    Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
  • That is due in part to weak demand in key categories like smartphones.
    Charley Grant, WSJ, 20 July 2023
  • This fan choice award — a 10-artist category voted on by the fans — marks her 10th Juno win.
    Karen Bliss, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But some of these could move out of that category as soon as Tuesday.
    Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2021
  • These are the top eight categories; this story will be updated with the full award list.
    Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
  • That show dragged on and on and on with our category being second to last.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 July 2021
  • But the last man standing was the first man standing in this category, the Ford Mustang.
    Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The big trend in this category is toys with the element of surprise.
    Christina Vercelletto, CNN Underscored, 1 Nov. 2019
  • But now pitchers in Boyd’s category, who can boast neither recent track record or health, are getting both years and dollars in free agency.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • There is also still a lack of content and killer use cases for the product, an issue Xu said needs to change before the product category reaches a wider user base.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'category.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: