How to Use participation in a Sentence
participation
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The prize derived from the $5 participation fee is at stake.
—Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
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Both teams cite Russia’s war as the direct cause of the end of Ukraine’s participation in the Antares program.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2023
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And for younger workers, age 20 to 24, participation is lower now than at the end of last year.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022
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The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season without the pope's participation.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
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But higher prices could bring about a drop-off in the use of parks or in participation in hunting and fishing.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
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Marc and Scott are the folks that greenlit our participation in Smash season two and give us our very first TV job.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2023
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It’s used on the bus and is part of all their voter participation efforts.
—Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
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Ask for participation in projects that put you out of your comfort zone.
—Paul Lewis, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
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One month ago, Kansas City’s participation in the game was anything but certain, as the team had to fight their way up from a wild card spot.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
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In other words, the participation of the brand that Dior built was essential.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
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With six kilometers to go, a crash at the back of the peloton left around 10 riders strewn across the road and some no doubt fearing their participation in the race was over.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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The push for equal access to sports for boys and girls in high schools comes as overall participation for girls has exploded since the law took hold.
—New York Times, 24 June 2022
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Gellar’s participation in Wolf Pack was the result of a similar shot in the dark.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2023
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By the time the park was created, Seppala had been dead for over a decade, but his lack of participation is apparent from the name alone.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2022
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Kirkaldy said there are ways to have the diversion fee waived, so that the cost of the program is never a barrier to participation.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter without the pope’s participation.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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Desmond has said names on the list would not be made public, and participation would be voluntary.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022
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What’s missing here is your participation in the process.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2023
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Of course, that level of participation posed a risk: If too many cooks spoil the broth, just imagine the effect of too many winemakers.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2023
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And what is the extent of Joe Biden’s knowledge of and participation in Hunter’s machinations?
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
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The participation has to mean apprenticeships and internships, and this has to lead to jobs for these kids.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
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Overall, some tribes had as much as 70% participation in the war effort.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2022
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Access the form here. Thank you for your participation.
—Baltimore Sun, 20 Oct. 2022
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While the participation in the Qurbani and the consumption of the Qurbani is not required, it is encouraged.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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That participation, by the consumer, will direct value that the airline can for more SAF.
—Dieter Holger, WSJ, 19 July 2023
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In that month, Fuentes was banned from major online platforms for his participation in the pro-Trump mob outside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey and Marianna Sotomayor, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2022
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This needs to change … on their terms and with their active and meaningful participation.
—Stephanie Busari, CNN, 10 June 2024
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Mindhouse was a way for Theroux to make projects that didn’t require his participation in front of the camera.
—Simran Hans, Variety, 13 Jan. 2023
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Trump’s bombing, and his subsequent bid to further limit Congress’s participation in the decision to wage war, brings the question of war powers to a new inflection point.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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While both are public figures, telling their story justly would likely need their participation.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
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