How to Use nomination in a Sentence

nomination

noun

• We expect him to get the Democratic nomination.
• The nominations for the Academy Awards have been announced.
• The novel earned a nomination for the National Book Award.
• Membership is by nomination only.
• The film received five Academy Award nominations.
• The title earned a Game of the Year nomination, losing out to God of War.
  — WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
• Send in your nomination to [e-mail] for the best sub sandwich and tell us where to find it between now and Aug. 16.
  — Brenda Cain and Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
• That last run broke the record for most nominations by a show in a single season with 32.
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
• Evans, in a statement, said she was honored by her nomination to the high court.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022
• But Sohn is still waiting for the Senate to vote on her nomination.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2022
• By contrast, Lake’s path to the GOP nomination was a bumpier ride.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• The Grammy nominations are here; so are the snubs and surprises.
  — Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• She was also shut out of getting any nominations from the CMA Awards last fall.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
• LeMahieu is not saying when the Senate may vote on Hyun’s nomination, or how that vote may go.
  — Benjamin Yount | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
• Helen Park wasn’t awake when the Tony Award nominations were announced a few weeks ago.
  — Jae-Ha Kim, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
• The 61-year-old rocker has won one Grammy Award and earned 11 nominations.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2023
• This nomination has nothing to do with waving the white flag.
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2023
• Combs leads the nominations with eight, including entertainer of the year, male artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year, single of the year and music event of the year.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
• Here was Elon Musk, after the nomination: The tribal instinct is very strong: us ’n’ them; red ’n’ blue.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
• For the 2023 edition of the awards, YouTube star MrBeast leads with five nominations, including creator of the year.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• Blanchett is a two-time Oscar winner, and this could put the actress on track to earn a Grammy nomination.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022
• Streep scored a best actress nomination for the role at the 2010 Academy Awards and Golden Globes.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2022
• The show scored 53 nominations throughout its run, but ended its run with 0 wins.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
• All eight comments urged the council to reject the nomination.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
• Jared Grimes still dazzles in the showcase tap numbers that earned him a Tony nomination.
  — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 10 Oct. 2022
• Bedford was then asked what path candidates, aside from Trump, have to win the GOP nomination.
  — Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2023
• For more than a decade, Forbes has highlighted young entrepreneurs and researchers with the help of nominations from the public.
  — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
• On April 30, Redmayne received a Tony nomination for the part.
  — Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
• Kendrick Lamar leads the nomination tally with 10, followed by Post Malone with eight.
  — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
• Gaga also scored Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her performance in the film.
  — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 June 2025