How to Use status in a Sentence

status

noun
  • She married a man of status and wealth.
  • This job brings with it a measure of status.
  • They want to maintain the city's status as a major tourist attraction.
  • He wants to improve his status in the community.
  • They sought asylum and were given refugee status by the government.
  • They are still considered refugees. Their statuses have not changed.
  • The status of those talks could not be learned.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
  • What's the status of that bill?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Both flopped but have since achieved cult status.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And what about those who haven’t yet touched icon status?
    — Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2026
  • What is the current status of these venues?
    — Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • His status for Game 3 is up in the air.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • What does that role-model status mean to you?
    — Adam Finkel, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But that status is now in jeopardy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • This unique status is now in jeopardy.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • No amount of status should soften abuse.
    — Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • What’s the status of either of these?
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, five tracks reached gold status.
    — Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Pay attention to the alerts and keep an eye on your status.
    — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
  • That’s what is going to carry him and get him to that elite status.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 26 Nov. 2022
  • No public wrestling with status.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
  • This rice cooker has a fan base—and it’s fully earned that status.
    — Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Top-tier research status is more than just a feather in the school’s cap.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2024
  • Schlittler may not be able to maintain that status much longer, though.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Many of them need more support to get on their feet and out of their homeless status.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • What’s the status of the Russians?
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But that report isn't just a status update.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Can Broadcom reclaim its old status as the one to beat?
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • What is the status of the recovery of the Veopass plane crash?
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Yet the job has always been cursed with a kind of ambivalent status.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024

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