How to Use association in a Sentence

association

noun
  • They have a long association with the school and have donated millions of dollars to it.
  • They denied having any association with terrorists.
  • The association between Ye and the company wasn’t one for the ages.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2022
  • But the precise association between these events is unclear.
    Pablo Correa, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • This unfair association is all anyone will think of when Wright’s name comes up in the awards conversation.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • And the association of Jews with Hollywood was well-known long before Kanye hatefully pointed it out.
    Jay Michaelson, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Now the association will be led by a politician for the first time.
    Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Even with the drop from their peak, home prices were higher in 90% of the markets tracked by the association.
    Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • According to the association, that would bring the cuts to a total of 9% over four years.
    Mark Kreidler, Fortune Well, 28 Nov. 2023
  • More than a dozen medical associations filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of the agency.
    Abbie Vansickle and Pam Belluck, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • But the Riviera tee’s smooth, luxe cotton feel, durable build, extra weight, and association with the 007 aren’t stuff to be looked over.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Aleyda Martinez Novotny, who sits on the board of the local civic association, owns a home four blocks from the soup kitchen.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Alaska’s oil and gas trade association launched an ad campaign against the five-page bill.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2023
  • Here are the flags approved by the association for use on beaches where lifeguards are trained to its standards.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 June 2024
  • Case The holder of the debt, often the condo association, files a foreclosure suit against the owner.
    Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Mitchell has been endorsed by the association and the Phoenix police union in the county attorney's race.
    Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
  • The association did not respond to questions from The Times about data to back up that argument.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The association, which still exists today, is not impressed with the new film.
    Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Among those who have been raising this issue is Vega, who is a board member of the association.
    Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • As part of the study, the team used the Finnish data to examine the strength of the association for each virus-disease pairing at 1, 5, and 15 years after infection.
    Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The actor has a long association with football as well.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The association is working on ways the New York City Council might amend the law to allow these smaller hosts to operate short-term rentals.
    Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The districts and associations exist to serve the homeowners, and yet a few bad apples have found ways to use the districts to line their own pockets and the pockets of their friends.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 3 May 2024
  • The rule would apply to public schools, those governed by the state’s athletic association, and schools that play those teams.
    By Victor Skinner | The Center Square Contributor , Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Woodson died of a heart attack in that home in 1950 and the members of the association moved out of the house and into nearby Howard University.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Expect to be involved more with clubs, groups and associations as well.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 20 June 2024
  • Black cats are tougher to adopt out, some shelter workers say and studies show — in part because of their association with bad luck.
    Kathryn Varn, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
  • But how the products are banned varies by state, and just because there are bans doesn’t mean the products aren’t sold openly at convenience stores, the association said.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Fisher, who has lived there for roughly 17 years, has seen the density of the neighborhood rapidly increase — something the association had anticipated as redevelopment started.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Recently, the association also opened a scholarship fund.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024

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