How to Use designation in a Sentence

designation

noun

• Though many people call her a liberal, it is not a designation she uses herself.
• 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
• This one has enough wide-eyed boldness and shimmer to earn the designation of fairy tale.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 July 2022
• 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 conclusion there was that the designation might have been a boost to projects that were slated anyway.
  — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
• And this was D Divine’s designation that was approved by the feds in June, but the divine and the legisla.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 Aug. 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
• If the Jets release Rodgers with a post-June 1 designation, the team would spread Rodgers' $49 million dead cap hit over two seasons.
  — Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
• This designation is based on the methods Hamas employs in pursuit of its goals.
  — Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
• So how had this place managed to earn one of fine-dining’s top designations?
  — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
• Changing the designation of these areas might not be simple, and Rio Tinto doesn’t like the idea.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 May 2022
• 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
• Enck is excited about the resources that come with the new designation.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2022
• 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
• This includes a sketch of the original Sally on the dashboard with the designation that the vehicle is one of one.
  — Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2022
• 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
• The designation is a shorthand way for Wall Street to mark when markets have taken a tumble.
  — Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 19 May 2022
• The franchise tag is a designation that each NFL team may issue to one player ahead of free agency.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022
• 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
• 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
• The council voted 3-2 to begin the process of applying for the designation, which will take time for studies and other preparations before the city staff returns to the council with results for approval.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
• On Wednesday, the US removed millions of dollars of bounties on three Taliban officials but kept their terrorist designations.
  — Tara John, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025