How to Use performance in a Sentence
performance
noun- The critics loved her performance as the villain.
- The hall is usually used for orchestra performances.
- This evening's performance will start at 8 o'clock.
- The gas additive improves engine performance.
- We've introduced new performance levels.
- A supervisor will evaluate each employee's performance.
- Employees are given an annual performance assessment.
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The result is one of the most compelling performances of the year.
—Nick Clement, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
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Michel wasn’t able to reach the same peak performance for the rest of his career.
—Conor Roche, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
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The singer was in the area for two back-to-back performances in Orange Beach.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 29 May 2023
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For season three, Bareilles wrote the song that Dawn sings at the end of the group’s tour performance.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2024
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Back on the road, the Q4’s performance is brisk, with about 295 hp with boost engaged.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2022
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But, when the matter of loss comes up, there is no sense of performance.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
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For the performance, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end was dressed in a tuxedo and top hat.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
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Pruning to promote a healthy plant is the best place to start for long-term plant performance.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
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There’s the band that’s playing in the pit, but nobody else is editing the performance.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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The Great North is about even with its on-air performance from last season.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
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The three-day event, Feb. 10-12, will include a performance by pop icon Boy George.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
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Jesse Plemons picked up the best actor award at Cannes for his performance in the film.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
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Huge performance from pitcher Devin Miller with the season on the line.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
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The Saints looked good last week with a solid defense and a turnover-free performance by Derek Carr.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
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Yet the wind above the field did not explain OSU’s poor rushing performance on it.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022
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There’s even a beauty in the uniqueness of each performance.
—Alex Gardner, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
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Viewers were left to grow bored with static, wide shots of the performance.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 July 2024
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Wood’s performances have ensured him a spot in so many teams.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Small caps also tend to trail the performance of the broader market.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
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What artist would want to tap into the flow of my caviling thoughts in the middle of a performance?
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022
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Videos of the performance have drawn millions of views online.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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Herzig wrote code to project individual-player performances based on data sets of past statistics, and used a solver program in Excel that took Herzig’s projections and spit out an optimal fantasy lineup.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
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Rocket markets various brand campaigns and performance marketing channels to clients through its Direct-to-Consumer segment.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 May 2025
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