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 that designation may now be at risk.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • That designation gives the state greater oversight over how much can be pumped.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The designation marks the first time this risk level has been seen in more than two years.
    — John Romero, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The designation would require him to miss at least four games.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
  • This is not how the designation works in practice.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • The county cannot change the designation of a state road, Glass said.
    — Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
  • This one has enough wide-eyed boldness and shimmer to earn the designation of fairy tale.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 July 2022
  • To be clear, these new schedule designations were not based on new data.
    — Sophia Newcomer, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
  • So how had this place managed to earn one of fine-dining’s top designations?
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The designation prevents him from playing in the next four games.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
  • My point of view is that legally, the designation won’t survive.
    — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In Spain, that designation couldn’t be further from the truth.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Other than that, no other designation was on the front or back of the package.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Teams can use the post-June 1 designation with up to two players per year.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The plan should also include a will and a designation of guardian for the minor child.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • These designations are, first and foremost, vague.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The county has placed the designation on its website.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • Enck is excited about the resources that come with the new designation.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2022
  • That designation allows for three to eight units per acre, which could mean at most 382 homes.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Elon Musk lost his designation as the world's richest person last week.
    — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The designation comes as the war in Ukraine continues to rage.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Trump, in his first term, restored the terror designation.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Brock Purdy is back and has even shed his injury designation.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The model designation can also be found on the doorsill plaques.
    — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The player is free to sign elsewhere as soon as he is cut with the post-June 1 designation.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Trump later slapped the state-sponsor of terror designation back on at the start of his second term.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • 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
  • But Bailey has had the designation of being the best man for a half-dozen weddings.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • But the designations are informal and so loose as to be nonexistent at times.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024

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