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
  • 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 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
  • And Black people, research shows, are far more likely to be tagged with that designation.
    Jane Bradley, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Both Hargrave and Collins secured two-year deals within 10 minutes of their release, which both came with post-June 1 designations for salary cap purposes.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Having an emergency medicine training program that the hospital will build through these new residencies is a requirement of a Level 1 designation.
    Alex Golden, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025

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