How to Use connote in a Sentence

connote

verb

• For her, the word “family” connotes love and comfort.
• The word “childlike” connotes innocence.
• Or a lounge, like its name connotes.
  — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
• Both names connote strength and resilience.
  — Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Jan. 2026
• Colors on the site were switched to black and white to connote mourning.
  — Josh Chin, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
• The word play doesn’t need to connote positive emotion to me.
  — Kevin Nguyen, The Verge, 11 Sep. 2024
• The name of the school obviously connotes what some of the focus should be.
  — Leslie Brody, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2018
• Journeyman is derived from the French journée (day) and connotes a day’s work.
  — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• As with all leather items, a leather shirt connotes sensuality.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2020
• In and of themselves, the words Braves or Chiefs do not connote disrespect to my ears.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 27 July 2020
• There's a lot connoted with such a big birthday — but Puryear has anything but herself in mind.
  — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2017
• The name is supposed to connote special abilities and mission in life.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
• Lodi, which to the general wine public connotes off-dry blush wines and Port-like red blends.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2018
• Green, of course, connotes earth-friendly living that supports wellness in us and the planet.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
• The wording seems to connote an attempt to save money by banking on unborns or newborns to die.
  — Joni Hess, Vox, 30 July 2019
• By the end, Veloso brought in a Steadicam to connote that Robert has found more peace in his later years.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
• The idea and meaning behind wearing a mask is constantly in play, connoting both good and evil.
  — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019
• The designer says that Paola’s blond hair helped connote poshness.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021
• But the visual majesty of the movies — the original and yours — connotes a certain optimism.
  — Nash Jenkins, Time, 3 Oct. 2017
• Holding the bloody digit aloft, the Ghoul gives Lucy a look that almost connotes respect.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
• Elias is a strong name that connotes strength and leadership in its bearers, just like Elijah the Prophet.
  — Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 30 July 2024
• For a holiday that connotes pampering, feel free to go all out in the gifting department.
  — The Cut, 26 Jan. 2018
• Its use in recent years has come to connote an approach that’s more systemic and ambitious than recycling.
  — Fortune, 29 Feb. 2020
• The name should connote quality both now and in the future, and that’s difficult to predict from newer brands.
  — Alisa Wolfson, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2018
• These were words for the disenfranchised from a stage that has long connoted power and influence.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2017
• Perhaps they are supposed to connote peace, relief, and the chance to take a breath after months of suffocation.
  — Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
• Rosabella is both rosé and beautiful, as the Italian name connotes.
  — Alfonso Cevola, Dallas News, 15 May 2020
• But these days Porsche uses the name Turbo to connote a high level of performance.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019
• Apart from its use as a marketing term for, say, microbrews, the word today doesn’t usually connote a skilled trade.
  — Sarah Archer, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2018
• The blank space in the title represents a word that cannot be published here, connoting the urgency of her mission.
  — Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 21 June 2018