How to Use nominate in a Sentence

nominate

verb
  • We nominated her for player of the year.
  • Someone has to tell her the truth—I nominate you.
  • We expect the party to nominate him for president.
  • The President nominated her for Attorney General.
  • To be nominated for the first time means so much to me.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • There are a lot of great films nominated this year.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
  • All three are nominated for best artist, best song and best video.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • This chapter will vote to nominate five films.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Will he get nominated for that, too?
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2026
  • If so, click here to nominate yourself or someone else to the list.
    — Samantha Todd, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • He’s now been nominated three times for the award, and has never won.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The film was nominated for six trophies and took home four.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • So far, Democrats haven’t nominated many in such places.
    — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • He has been nominated eight times over his career.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
  • And nominated again the year before that, and two other times as well.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
  • To her surprise, Ford and her date were even nominated for prom court.
    — Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 25 May 2025
  • There's still time to nominate your workplace as one of the best places to work in Michigan.
    — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2022
  • If you get nominated and have to campaign, that’s your precious time.
    — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • Now’s the time to nominate vote your favorite dishes, best chefs and restaurants.
    — baltimoresun.com, 22 Aug. 2021
  • To nominate your favorites, cast your vote or learn more,visit this website.
    — Community's Choice Awards, Oklahoman, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That might be why Claude was nominated and then chosen.
    — Joshua Dudley, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • To nominate your favorites, cast your vote or learn more, visit this website.
    — Community's Choice Awards, The Providence Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
  • To nominate your favorites, cast your vote or learn more, visit this website.
    — Community's Choice Awards, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
  • To nominate your favorites, cast your vote or learn more, visit this website.
    — Community's Choice Awards, jsonline.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • To nominate your favorites, cast your vote or learn more, visit this website.
    — Community's Choice Awards, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
  • To nominate your favorites, cast your vote or learn more, visit this website.
    — Staff Report, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Carell was nominated six times.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • What matters is we were all nominated.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
  • All three hits were nominated for best pop duo/group performance.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The album was nominated for album of the year and won best rap album.
    — Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023

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