How to Use designation in a Sentence

designation

noun
  • Though many people call her a liberal, it is not a designation she uses herself.
  • And Black people, research shows, are far more likely to be tagged with that designation.
    Jane Bradley, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2022
  • On Tuesday, his designation was changed to out with a concussion.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2022
  • That’s likely due to the fact that, given its BIB designation, this is a properly aged whiskey.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2022
  • In a 2020 update to the plan, the city loosened zoning designations, according to a planning staff report.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The lawsuit concerns only ringed seals, even though the state has attempted to overturn the bearded seal listing and the designation of bearded seal critical habitat.
    Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2022
  • That is a little worse than last week when a portion of central Connecticut still had no designation and only a tiny corner was designated as moderate drought.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The designation resulted in the Kansas City Chiefs running back missing the first four games of the regular season.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • But the College Board said those are part of the class and, if deleted, the course will not be able to carry the AP designation.
    Leslie Postal, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Once prospective founders are set on their mission, the next task is gaining a 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS.
    Richard Nalley, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Now comes the Q4 e-tron, and its designation at least helps place it within the greater Audi lineup.
    Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The designation was in honor of six-year-old Hind Rajab, who was killed by Israeli troops in Gaza.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 2 May 2024
  • This designation is based on the methods Hamas employs in pursuit of its goals.
    Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Toney was ruled out of the Ravens game with a hip injury and was listed as questionable in the team’s final designation last week.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
  • In music, the Times gave SZA its designation of best album.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Most moved to the medium grouping—and one category moved to the high designation in just four years.
    Tensie Whelan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Also, don’t let the Y.A. designation fool you: this book is a great read for everyone.
    The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
  • The designation is meant to expedite the process of gaining FDA approval.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 June 2023
  • The alert level is the same travel designation given to Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.
    Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
  • These names bring life to the goals of the mission and the dreams of the people creating them, and carve out a designation to make a mark on the history of space exploration.
    Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Twenty-one schools received the Green Ribbon designation from the state.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Elon Musk lost his designation as the world's richest person last week.
    Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The state has labeled it a level 2 breach risk - a designation in the middle of the three-prong scale that means there is potential for dam failure.
    CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The model designation can also be found on the doorsill plaques.
    Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The most recent expression was eight years old, which is well beyond the four years required by the BIB designation.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
  • But the designations are informal and so loose as to be nonexistent at times.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
  • The city of Geneva authorized a local landmark designation for the site in 2018.
    Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2023
  • These days, the No. 1 designation is as close as recorded music gets to being embraced by the masses.
    Danyel Smith, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • And the wine must be tasted every year before it is put on the market—this designation is not a blanket approval.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
  • In November 2022, with the eviction pending, the home won the historic designation from the city over the new owner’s objection.
    Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024

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