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
• 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
• The Grammy nominations are here; so are the snubs and surprises.
  — Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• The 61-year-old rocker has won one Grammy Award and earned 11 nominations.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 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
• 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
• All eight comments urged the council to reject the nomination.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
• Bedford was then asked what path candidates, aside from Trump, have to win the GOP nomination.
  — Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2023
• Trump, now with the gasbag winds from TV commentary at his back, may indeed win the nomination in 2024.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
• But as the year progressed and Trump’s lock on the nomination seemed more likely, donors lined up behind the former president.
  — Laura Davison, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
• Trump has a huge, possibly insurmountable lead; the only way to win the nomination is to slash that lead.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• Kacey Musgraves receives her eighth nomination for female artist of the year.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
• State of play in the Senate The focus shifted to Su's nomination following a vote last week to increase the nation's debt limit.
  — USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
• Jackson gained a fourth Oscar nomination when the film version was released in 1975.
  — Tim Gray, Variety, 15 June 2023
• When the public portion of the meeting resumed, the AMCC staff collected the nominations and compiled a list.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 16 Aug. 2023
• He was also nominated for best male R&B/pop artist and best male hip hop artist and shares a best group nomination with 21 Savage.
  — Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
• The central bank has no governor, because the next President must sign off on the nomination.
  — Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
• It's taken all the oxygen out of the room for his Republican rivals for the party's nomination.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
• Trump has a comfortable lead in the race for the Republican nomination.
  — Abby Cruz, ABC News, 27 June 2023
• Joe is one of the actor's finest turns, a part which, if it were performed in a live-action feature, would have certainly netted him a slew of nominations.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 June 2023
• She was nominated for a César Award, the French equivalent of an Oscar—one of sixteen such nominations since her first, in 1976.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2023
• Along with the nominations, two award-winners were also announced.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
• The show earned two Emmy nominations during its two-season run at Netflix.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
• The nomination period and poll voting for Student of the Week opens every Monday and closes at noon each Thursday.
  — The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
• Seacrest has earned several Emmy nominations and two wins for his work.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 27 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024