How to Use connotation in a Sentence

connotation

noun

• For many people, the word “fat” has negative connotations.
• The word “childlike” has connotations of innocence.
• Still, the connotation has been hard to lift ever since.
  — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026
• For many of us, pink comes with youthful connotations.
  — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
• The symbols on the dresses tend to change and have their own connotations.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
• In the past, some of those awards might have had a negative connotation.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
• Their name may have hellish connotation, but the Speed Demons got their start in church.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2021
• Maybe there's a bit of a negative connotation with the word….
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2021
• There’s a negative connotation when this type of thing comes around.
  — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
• That image has a connotation of harm, while the opposite gets to be called a game.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2025
• Elite — a word that carries a stark contrast in connotation to that of an upset.
  — Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2021
• Nowadays, the word still refers to a temporary place to live, but the connotation is far grander.
  — Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2022
• That term could take on a more literal connotation between the white lines.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2020
• The print, which has long been considered a classic, has a range of connotations.
  — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
• Some of those things have much scarier connotations than Nimona and her pink.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
• Not everyone shows up to a date and leaves in disgust, even though that’s the connotation that comes with first dates.
  — Lindsay Wigo, Teen Vogue, 22 Sep. 2017
• But now, trips to the Southwest have had more of a 'getaway' connotation.
  — Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2022
• To some degree, the use of a horn when in traffic has a similar connotation.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
• There are also so many connotations of shoes around that period, with her dancing in the movie too.
  — Stacey Wilson Hunt, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2020
• While the margin of victory was slim, the connotations were great.
  — SI.com, 4 Nov. 2019
• And a string of recent home sales and listings is throttling this island’s wealth connotation to new heights.
  — Cameron Sperance, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022
• But for these dancers, the sensation of dancing on earth has other connotations as well.
  — Marina Harss, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• These matchups have tremendous hype and historic connotations.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
• Red baseball caps, because of their Trumpian connotation, are now a no-no for many people.
  — Maria Ricapito, Marie Claire, 17 Mar. 2021
• Others took issue with the connotations of using the word atheism in the title of the chair.
  — Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2018
• But LaCroix could stand out because its drinks have a healthy connotation that fits nicely with swimwear.
  — USA TODAY, 16 May 2018
• To call someone a dog, for instance, used to have a negative connotation on the ballfield.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
• That is a word with no good historical connotations.
  — John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
• Jade is a plant and a stone, with connotations of balance and healing and wellness in Eastern medicine.
  — David Oliver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
• But for many younger alums, the word college carries a different connotation.
  — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026