How to Use denomination in a Sentence
denomination
noun- The kidnappers asked for bills in small denominations.
- It's one of the more conservative denominations.
- She spoke with people of many different political denominations.
- People from several different religious denominations participated in the event.
- Methodists, Baptists, and other Christian denominations.
- The gift certificates are available in $5 and $10 denominations.
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As far as the wine, don’t be turned off by the Burgundy denomination.
— Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021 -
The church is the world headquarters for the Church of God in Christ, the second largest Black denomination, and holds 7,500 people.
— CBS News, 1 Feb. 2023 -
In the past two decades, the denomination has shrunk by some half a million people.
— Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024 -
Priests and lay leaders in the Catholic Church – the largest denomination in the Holy Land – are not uniform in their thoughts about the conflict and the path forward for their church.
— Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 27 June 2024 -
Yet the whole denomination is on the verge of splitting wide open so some can simply slam those wide doors shut.
— John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 24 May 2022 -
Here is a short list of Christian heavyweights the world lost in 2023 who shaped the culture across denominations.
— Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023 -
The two stamps came in two designs, one for each denomination.
— Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 1 July 2023 -
The denomination has grappled for years with how to deal with those facts and compensate for the damage.
— Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 -
The idea stems from a loophole in a 1997 law that grants the Treasury the authority to mint platinum coins of any denomination.
— Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2023 -
Basically, there is a loophole in the law that could allow the U.S. to mint a coin of any denomination if it’s made of platinum.
— Josh Boak, Fortune, 9 May 2023 -
The money, of course, is of much larger denominations for Aiyuk.
— Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024 -
The denomination’s statement of faith says the office of pastor is for men only.
— Deepa Bharath and Peter Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2022 -
Christy and Bryan had left their denomination for the more liberal United Church of Christ.
— Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 -
So, in 2022, a splinter denomination was born: the Global Methodist Church.
— Laura Bullard, Vox, 14 May 2024 -
The church stands on one of the holiest sites in the Christian faith, and is a place of pilgrimage, regardless of which denomination a person may belong to.
— David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 -
The idea is that the Treasury could mint a coin of a large denomination, such as $1 trillion, deposit the coin in its bank account at the Federal Reserve and pay its bills that way.
— Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021 -
From coast to coast, members of the Christian denomination fanned out in cities and towns Thursday to share literature and converse about God for the first time since March 2020.
— Deepa Bharath, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 -
The Synod is the highest governing body in the denomination.
— Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2023 -
Jones, who was the youth minister at Lester Memorial for seven years, decided to stay with the denomination and help with the new church start.
— Greg Garrison | , al, 29 June 2023 -
Slots in Nevada have a win percent ranging from 5% to 10% depending on the denomination of the machines.
— Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2021 -
It’s the largest Protestant denomination in America, and many Americans first hear the Gospel in its pews or from its members.
— Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 June 2021 -
Fredrika had no money for a funeral, but well-wishers sent in checks and cash in denominations as small as $5.
— Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023 -
The good news: This historic city offers travelers of all denominations the opportunity to find their footing.
— Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 -
Pressley was elected at a controversial time for the denomination.
— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024
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