How to Use imprimatur in a Sentence

imprimatur

noun
  • He gave the book his imprimatur.
  • And now he's sought the imprimatur of the most famous paper's op-ed page.
    — The Hive, 5 July 2017
  • Having such imprimaturs opened doors to embassies and in cities and towns around the world.
    — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For discerning food-lovers in search of the good stuff, Sachs’ imprimatur goes a long way.
    — Peter Jon Lindberg, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2019
  • That name brand signals to others that your company has been blessed by their imprimatur.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Brady was further prodded to give Harry some sort of imprimatur.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • And the award imprints them with a permanent imprimatur of greatness.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017
  • All but the last two entities have received Putin’s imprimatur.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • My client needs the imprimatur of someone else, trusted in the buyer’s network, in order to have a chance to make the deal.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The Obama imprimatur is far from a sure-fire ticket to victory.
    — Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • In many of these crowded races the party imprimatur can give candidates a meaningful way to stand out.
    — John Myers, latimes.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Brady told us all year through his body language and his refusal to grant his imprimatur that the offense was inadequate.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Yes, but this one bears the imprimatur of an Oscar-winning director.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • But that inquiry had not gotten the imprimatur of a full House vote or the full rhetorical backing of the speaker.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Striking the right balance is more about receiving the imprimatur of a powerful man than anything else.
    — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2019
  • That’s probably the front-runner here, with its Pixar imprimatur and cute little sandpiper birds.
    — Mike Hogan, VanityFair.com, 21 Feb. 2017
  • Collins said this language means no art – paintings, prints, watercolors – may be sold without the court’s imprimatur.
    — Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Customers, meanwhile, can brag that their new supercar has the imprimatur of one of the greatest car designers ever.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
  • That imprimatur greatly heightens their appeal.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
  • But the bill bestows this small number of projects with bipartisan imprimatur, which may give investors more confidence to fund the space for the long term.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Schubert is unfazed by the prospect of running without the GOP’s imprimatur.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2021
  • As the highest-profile elected Latina in the country, her imprimatur packs a powerful punch.
    — Time, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Then there’s the long simmering feud about what was perceived as Coinbase’s lending its imprimatur to Bitcoin knock-offs.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Only the fourth, a quite beautiful, arcing strike from Denis Cheryshev, did not bear his imprimatur.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 June 2018
  • Those headaches were worth it when scaled media businesses threw off gushers of cash and provided a cultural imprimatur that few other assets could.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
  • This person would report to the secretary of state and carry the president’s imprimatur to speak out about violations around the world.
    — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Many have festival imprimaturs from Cannes on down and great Rotten Tomatoes critics scores.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The company has announced more than 40 new plug-in models, with the new iPerformance imprimatur.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The Last Slimeto is a thrilling mess that adds to the imprimatur of a Southern rapper whose legend continues to grow.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2022
  • All were willing to lend their — in the case of Couric at that moment in time, stellar — presence and imprimatur to the event and by extension to Epstein.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021

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