How to Use notification in a Sentence

notification

noun
  • You will be sent a written notification.
  • I was given no notification that you received my payment.
  • This is a great way to keep up with all those notifications while stuck at work all day long.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The app will also send you other notifications, like how long your safe has been left open.
    Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The name of one, a 45-year-old man, is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The first two stops on Askew’s route go quickly: the customers aren’t home or don’t come out, and Askew drops off his bags at the door, sends a final notification text and moves on.
    Britt Peterson, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The names of the three who died will be released by the Ada County Coroner’s Office pending notification of next of kin.
    Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But the lack of notification would have to be justified in writing.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • If the accounts don’t match, the same notification will prompt you to accept or reject the document.
    Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 4 May 2023
  • The identities of the father and son have not been released pending notification of next of kin.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • Their names will not be released until next of kin notifications have been made, said Sgt.
    Lillian Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
  • The notification appears, and Byrd does what any buddy would: Hey, wanna get something to eat with me?
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Rid yourself of screens and distracting notifications, take a warm shower, drink a cup of tea, or read a few pages of your favorite book.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 3 May 2023
  • The notifications were filed on behalf of Alice, Jim and Rob Walton.
    Katrina Compoli Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The messages came from one phone number, the church notification said, while advising members who received the texts to not reply to them.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • Another helpful tip is to mute notifications and change the settings on your phone so you won’t be disturbed.
    Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 23 Dec. 2023
  • From now through May 2024, people will get notification on a rolling basis about their three-month window to apply.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, has not been publicly identified, pending notification of next of kin.
    Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2023
  • Goudsward added that the radar being down should not impact the station from being able to send out weather alerts and notifications when necessary.
    Ashley Savage, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2023
  • Along with the canvassing, neighbors can expect notifications about the meeting through calls or text.
    Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The identity of the victim was not immediately released, pending the notification of the next-of-kin, the release said.
    Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2023
  • With the notification, the idea is that users who normally ignore upgrades may be more inclined to hit that download button.
    Emily Price, PCMAG, 16 July 2023
  • For more than two weeks now, my phone has been buzzing relentlessly with notifications alerting me to news from my family back in Gaza.
    Laila El-Haddad, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The Forest Service explained that the notification was the result of a clerical mistake.
    ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Time-critical notifications such as unscheduled work absences are dealt with as soon as the sick staff member rings in.
    Roxane Gay, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Last week, the app delivered push notifications to users' phones and prompted them to input their ZIP code to find their House representative to urge them to oppose the bill.
    USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The campaign’s push to reject the measure was propelled by the failure of the Sacramento City Council to provide proper notification, the release said.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The act would provide limits on daily use and notifications.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • If notifications are waking you up, check out our guide on silencing your gadgets at night.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The man’s name has not yet been released pending notification of his family.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024

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