How to Use identification in a Sentence

identification

noun
  • A member of the family was brought in for identification of the body.
  • The birds are tagged for easy identification.
  • You need two forms of identification.
  • The police have made a positive identification of the suspect.
  • Was there a lot of after-the-fact identification in the editing of those sorts of details?
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Many beer fests are for folks who are 21 years and older with proof of identification, and they are held rain or shine.
    Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The families of the missing men are now awaiting the results of the identification process.
    Callie Cassick, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The eight counts were based on the initial identification of eight of the 18 dead, and the number of counts was likely to go up, state police Col. William Ross said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • This led to the identification of the woman as Suzanne Kjellenberg.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Bring a form of photo identification that has your name on it, like a driver's license or state ID card.
    Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The suspect had no identification on him and refused to provide his name to police.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 24 July 2023
  • Phillips has worn his father's identification tags on the campaign trail.
    Abc News, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The worker said agents arrived around 9:00 p.m. and asked employees for identification, asked about plant sanitation and stayed in the plant most of the night.
    Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The bodies of the dead migrants were moved to a morgue outside Athens, where DNA samples and facial photographs will be taken to start the identification process.
    Derek Gatopoulos and Nicholas Paphitis, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2023
  • For the first time this year, Ohio voters were required to show photo identification to cast ballots in person.
    Summer Ballentine, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Each stone is about six inches long and they are color-coded for easy identification.
    Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • Some fans take the identification further, using our era’s convenient smartphone cameras and video-editing apps to cast themselves in the world of the film.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2023
  • They’re also told to bring dental records and toothbrushes of the missing to assist with the identification effort.
    Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Voters now need to show photo identification to cast a ballot in 2024.
    Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
  • That can be a tricky task, but the research team had a ringer: Maya Sears, a citizen scientist in Seattle who spent years learning the art of orca identification.
    Emily Anthes, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The City of Gadsden is offering a $1,000 cash reward for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the suspects.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Some corpses were burnt so badly that the ashes had to be sent to laboratories abroad for DNA identification.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Katie Hafner: The German police asked her Dutch friend for his identification.
    Ashraya Gupta, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The movement’s identification with Israel is, in many ways, perverse.
    Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023
  • More pockets are usually good, especially ones that zip and can hold car keys, a phone, identification, and snacks.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Those handing in weapons do not have to show identification or explain the weapons’ provenance, authorities said.
    Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • The mask worn by the shooter has made an identification challenging, according to Vegas.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 June 2023
  • Voters have to return to the board of elections within four days to provide a qualifying form of identification for their ballot to be counted.
    Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 4 May 2023
  • Nickerson brought Elking in to try and make an identification.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • In two per cent, medical hardware—such as a pacemaker—was used to make identifications.
    Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023

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