How to Use communication in a Sentence
communication
noun- There was a breakdown in communication between members of the group.
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You don't talk to him, he talks at you. You scream and shout at each other, but there's no communication.
— Zadie Smith, White Teeth, - He majored in communications in college.
- He is studying insect communication.
- Communications is a growing industry.
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But many companies say good communication between dog owners and their co-workers can overcome those challenges.
— Collin Robisheaux, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022 -
Severe spinal cord injuries can break up the line of communication between the brain and the neurons in the lower spine responsible for walking.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022 -
When the corpus callosum is severed, communication between the two brain hemispheres is lost, which causes split-brain syndrome.
— Ken Kawada, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022 -
Stiff-person syndrome overall disrupts the normal pathways of communication between the brain and the muscles.
— Aria Bendix, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2022 -
Technology and communication services stocks were the biggest weights on the benchmark index.
— Elaine Kurtenbach, ajc, 8 Dec. 2022 -
The subpoenas asked for any and all communication between the officials and Mr. Trump, his aides, and many Trump allies.
— Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Dec. 2022 -
Those problems, critics say, have been exacerbated by poor communication between its centers.
— Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022 -
Tsosie said that the next communication from the bank was that the funds had run out.
— Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 6 June 2020 -
The two sides had been in communication for months about the event.
— Perry Stein, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2017 -
Our communication wasn’t that great in the first half, and that’s kind of what sparked us.
— Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 16 May 2018 -
But both men agreed on the need to keep lines of communication open.
— Selina Wang, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Within minutes of the strike, the plant was back in communication with the grid.
— Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 31 May 2022 -
And that sort of communication has to be at an all-time high.
— Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018 -
And that's kind of where it's been as far as my communication with him.
— Kristie Rieken, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020 -
Bauer said there has been no communication from the league to either him or the Dodgers since the report.
— Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2021 -
To keep them with you for a while, work to maintain a healthy give and take in any communication between the two of you.
— Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2022 -
For Howard, communication is a point of pride as a coach.
— Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2020 -
The style of communication throughout the episode is visual via a screen, not by phone.
— Mike Bloom, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Jones felt the communication with the sideline was good.
— Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 -
His last communication with Burnett was a note in the mail.
— David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Oct. 2021 -
Dear Amy: My wife had a male friend who moved away many years ago and broke off all communication with her.
— Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2021 -
This gut and brain communication is known as the gut-brain axis.
— Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023 -
Castillo said communication must have failed at some step of the process.
— Laurel Weibezahn, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2019 -
Postpartum experts are seeking several changes to minimize birth trauma, starting with better communication.
— Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 -
Slaby did not answer specific questions about individual cases but said that, regardless of other communications, prosecutors are required by law to provide a copy of the criminal charges.
— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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