How to Use limitation in a Sentence

limitation

noun
  • They have placed a limitation on the amount of time we have available.
  • There are so many limitations to her life right now.
    Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • As if, if you were learned and black, that was your limitation.
    David Z. Morris, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2021
  • There are ways to do that, but each has limitations.
    Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, each of these tests have their limitations.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There are some key limitations to the study.
    New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, the hook strap has some limitations.
    Nathan Allen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The study did have some limitations and caveats.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The study does have a few limitations.
    Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 12 Mar. 2026
  • What limitations does that place on you?
    Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There were some limitations to the study.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • What are the limitations of the test?
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
  • There were some limitations with the study.
    New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, limitations are clear.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The study did have some limitations, though.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But the limitation in the food up here was something.
    Dian Zhang, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • That limitation has capped how much carbon plants can lock away.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • And the once-per-year rollover limitation doesn’t apply to this one.
    Leonard Sloane, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
  • There are limitations to the study.
    Akshay Syal, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The study did have some limitations.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But the study has some limitations.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There are still limitations, of course.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • My father had his own end-of-life limitations.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • But the rules and limitations differ for each group.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, a machine like this comes with limitations.
    New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The only thing that should ever be a limitation is your own dream.
    NBC News, 19 Dec. 2021
  • The emails also highlight a limitation in the process set up by the state.
    Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some users would prefer not to be bound by the rising tide of limitations.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • There is no statute of limitation on rape in the state of Maryland.
    Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2022
  • For many of you, this bad habit seems to be your addiction to limitation.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022

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