How to Use contribution in a Sentence

contribution

noun

• As mayor, he made many positive contributions to the growth of the city.
• They thanked him for his contribution of time and money.
• He made an important contribution to the debate.
• The money was raised by voluntary contribution.
• Making others following in his footsteps aware of it could be his greatest contribution to the craft.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
• That is an important contribution, but one Patriot battery can defend only a small portion of Ukraine.
  — WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
• September data for housing starts and building permits will also give traders further insight into the state of housing’s contribution to the economy.
  — Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
• Zaldívar was known for his contributions to the Cubaton genre, a fusion of reggaeton and traditional Cuban rhythms.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
• BCAAs are significant due to their contribution to muscle protein synthesis, which accounts for around a third of it.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
• The new contract also includes a retiree health savings account with an employee-only contribution and paid medical insurance at the time of retirement.
  — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• The city is matching the grant with in-kind contributions.
  — Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 July 2017
• The Bills did not have a sack or a turnover in the game, and got almost no contribution from the team’s running backs.
  — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2021
• At least half of the councils’ contribution would be in cash.
  — Dallas News, 2 July 2021
• At least half of the councils' contribution would be in cash.
  — CBS News, 2 July 2021
• So, over the course of those decades, the net impact of the fires is a contribution to climate warming.
  — CBS News, 27 June 2024
• Angie and Chris Long thanked Howard for her contributions to the club in the team release.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2024
• She's been and has made such a big contribution to the school and investment.
  — CBS News, 12 Feb. 2018
• Peter’s contribution to the search for his and Lara Jean’s song?
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Feb. 2021
• But many of those contributions were made in the name of a straw donor or paid for with corporate funds.
  — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 28 May 2024
• But her biggest contribution may be as a leader on and off the court.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2022
• But the goal wasn’t Thompson’s only contribution on the night.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• And perhaps there still could be a contribution to dust off.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• The request for a campaign contribution came in an email.
  — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
• The city will use surplus money in the general fund to make the contribution.
  — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 15 Oct. 2021
• Yes, the matching contribution may have been the lure to persuade you to save for retirement.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020
• The collective’s donor perks scale up based on the contribution.
  — Fortune, 16 May 2022
• His two-run contribution helped back up the six innings of one-run ball by Patrick Sandoval.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• Each piece is a work of art, but also a working contribution to the household.
  — Alex Ronan, Vogue, 1 July 2018
• Fried bread is our contribution to the classic niçoise.
  — Emma Wartzman, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2020
• So my first contribution in a while is an oil wakeup call.
  — Jude Clemente, Forbes, 22 May 2022

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024