How to Use affiliation in a Sentence

affiliation

noun
  • Thanks to this affiliation, the restaurant will get a good deal on caviar.
    — Brianna Griff, Chron, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Both teams have affiliations with the Rangers for the next eight years.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The party affiliation is unclear as the cap is both red and blue.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • The major shift is among those with no affiliation.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The parking garage is open to the public and does not require an affiliation with the school to park.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
  • Most of the rest have no party affiliation.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Shanabruch has no affiliation with any city agency.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But the sheriff said many of the people killed at the property had no gang affiliation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • More than a half-dozen schools across the country have switched conference affiliations.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • And, like that poll, the how and why of that threat is colored by political affiliation.
    — Tina Griego, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, not all affiliation has to be universal.
    — Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Users choose based on identity and affiliation as much as features.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Rather, all people are born with a desire to seek affiliation with the familiar.
    — Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In some cases a director is a co-creator in all but title and union affiliation.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • That affiliation reflects the electoral system, not how a judge governs on the bench.
    — Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Apart from his solo music, Quan once shared a close affiliation with Thug.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Yagoda expects that a new affiliation agreement will be finalized by the end of the year.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The next day, the opera’s board of trustees voted to terminate its affiliation agreement.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • This is a kind of tribal affiliation that depends on an adversary.
    — Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Some members who were not military or law enforcement did lose their jobs over their affiliation.
    — Alexander Lowie, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
  • That would, in their view, allow for more teams to reach the field based on strength of schedule instead of conference affiliation.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • And party affiliations aren’t shown on the ballot.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • At least 13 of them had no affiliation with Columbia, the school said.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 20 June 2024
  • Ben-Gvir’s affiliation with the club dates back to his teen years, and he is often seen wearing the team’s black-and-yellow scarf.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The Board added that the decline was seen across all age groups and political affiliations.
    — Brian Evans,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 June 2025
  • The august affiliations don’t change the fact that teaching is, at its heart, a service profession.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
  • There was no immediate word on the affiliations of the others.
    — Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
  • Others say party affiliation is less of an issue.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Still, the affiliation between a news division that tries to play it safe and one that doesn’t hide its liberal bent has long caused tension.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Judges should not have an opinion based on their political affiliation.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026

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