How to Use communication in a Sentence

communication

noun
  • There was a breakdown in communication between members of the group.
  • 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.
  • 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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