How to Use notification in a Sentence

notification

noun
  • You will be sent a written notification.
  • I was given no notification that you received my payment.
  • This is a great way to keep up with all those notifications while stuck at work all day long.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • My phone buzzes with a text notification—and my plans for the weekend.
    Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 3 May 2024
  • The man's name has not yet been released pending the notification of his next of kin.
    Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The name of the man killed, who is believed to be in his 50s, was not released pending notification of his next of kin.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Download The Post’s app and turn on alert notifications for The 7 or sign up for the newsletter.
    Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • Download The Post’s app and turn on alert notifications for The 7 or sign up for the newsletter.
    Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
  • If more than one of those metrics starts to skew from their baselines, the app sends you a notification.
    Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 15 July 2024
  • The name of the man is being withheld until notification to next of kin, Jarosz said.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
  • On Doll’s phone, that momentum took the form of a slew of notifications.
    Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The name of the victim was not released pending notification of next of kin.
    Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Forget the reminders and notifications, and let Orbit’s faucet timer do the hard work for you.
    Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
  • My phone finally emitted a purring sound—the notification that the tracker was out of the safe zone.
    PCMAG, 29 July 2024
  • The names of the three people who died were not disclosed, pending next-of-kin notification.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The third man, who is between the ages of 20 and 30, according to the notification, also had multiple wounds to the body.
    Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The app will also send you other notifications, like how long your safe has been left open.
    Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The name of one, a 45-year-old man, is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The Galaxy Ring won’t vibrate or buzz, but sending a notification to your phone is a nice touch.
    Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
  • The first two stops on Askew’s route go quickly: the customers aren’t home or don’t come out, and Askew drops off his bags at the door, sends a final notification text and moves on.
    Britt Peterson, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The names of those involved have not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
    Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The names of the three who died will be released by the Ada County Coroner’s Office pending notification of next of kin.
    Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But the lack of notification would have to be justified in writing.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • If a seat were to become unblocked, the website would send you a notification.
    Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2022
  • At that point, the watch will vibrate, sound an alarm, and flash a notification asking if the Pixel Watch owner needs help.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The plan changed in mid-August, when the county received notification that one vial could be used to give five vaccines.
    Julie Washington, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The man's name has not yet been released pending next-of-kin notification.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The identity of the man is being withheld amid notifications to next of kin.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And of those, 12 states require young people to obtain consent from a parent or guardian; seven require young people to notify a parent or guardian; and five require both notification and consent.
    Kate Coleman-Minahan, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This appeared to be unconnected to the warnings being issued at the same time in the form of notification emails about changes being made to the Google Maps timeline feature, which required urgent action to prevent data from being deleted.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

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