How to Use designation in a Sentence

designation

noun

• Though many people call her a liberal, it is not a designation she uses herself.
• But the College Board said those are part of the class and, if deleted, the course will not be able to carry the AP designation.
  — Leslie Postal, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
• Once prospective founders are set on their mission, the next task is gaining a 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS.
  — Richard Nalley, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2023
• This designation is based on the methods Hamas employs in pursuit of its goals.
  — Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
• Toney was ruled out of the Ravens game with a hip injury and was listed as questionable in the team’s final designation last week.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
• In music, the Times gave SZA its designation of best album.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• Most moved to the medium grouping—and one category moved to the high designation in just four years.
  — Tensie Whelan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
• The designation is meant to expedite the process of gaining FDA approval.
  — Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 June 2023
• These names bring life to the goals of the mission and the dreams of the people creating them, and carve out a designation to make a mark on the history of space exploration.
  — Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
• Twenty-one schools received the Green Ribbon designation from the state.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023
• The city of Geneva authorized a local landmark designation for the site in 2018.
  — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2023
• And the wine must be tasted every year before it is put on the market—this designation is not a blanket approval.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
• In November 2022, with the eviction pending, the home won the historic designation from the city over the new owner’s objection.
  — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• Supermoon is a more recent designation, applied when the moon is both full and at a month’s closest approach to Earth.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
• The designation represents the top 2 percent of cancer centers in the country.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
• Hobbs, a Democrat, has openly urged Biden to issue a designation.
  — Time, 8 Aug. 2023
• Despite carrying a lower number designation, the new 4 is said to be sized and priced above the 5, which will be much closer to the original city-going 4.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 May 2023
• The tag designation can be withdrawn but the player becomes an unrestricted free agent if it’s rescinded after the start of the new league year on March 13.
  — Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• The school’s chaotic principal, Ava Coleman (Janelle James), is thrilled by the prospect of receiving more funding from the city because of the special designation.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
• The Biden administration is still working through specifics about how the U.S. mission and footprint will change with a coup designation.
  — Courtney Kube, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
• The drug was given conditional approval by the FDA under the fast track designation.
  — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2023
• Police said the driver was headed west on the bridge and tried to turn onto a northbound ramp to South Macadam Avenue, which carries the highway designation Oregon 43.
  — oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
• Each epoch lasts millions of years, making the designation of a new epoch a significant finding.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 13 July 2023
• San Diego won the World Design Capital designation and is preparing for a series of events.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
• My designation — the guest of a guest entertainer — is even more confusing to people.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
• Read further between the lines, and the potential target for that designation seems clear: cornerback L’Jarius Sneed.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
• The designation allowed the National Park Service to acquire the 1954 wing of the motel with plans for additional programming in the coming years.
  — Joseph D. Bryant | [e-mail], al, 26 June 2023
• The channel received the designation for its unique and thriving underwater ecosystem where warm and cold currents meet.
  — Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• The state recognition will allow for signage on the highway and designations for cultural arts, Anchía has said.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
• Now, the scientists have suggested that any hurricane with sustained winds of 192 miles per hour or more could earn a higher designation.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024