How to Use designate in a Sentence

designate

1 of 2 verb

• The wooden stakes designate the edge of the building site.
• Frances also designated one of the bedrooms for just Smokey's golf gear.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• Buried in the minor leagues, Walker was designated for assignment in the spring of 2017.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• The singer and his wife certainly use it to its full extent, designating each floor to its own purpose.
  — Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 26 Nov. 2023
• Enclosed by Shoe Lane and the other three streets, the 60-acre zone designated for the new campus by the City Council was a mix of houses, woods and farmland.
  — Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen, Virginia Center For Investigative Journalism At Whro, Essence, 5 Sep. 2023
• The sinks and toilets in each bathroom have been designated a distinct color: mint green for the kids, dusty pink for the guests and bright orange in the powder room.
  — Nick Haramis Ricardo Labougle, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• He was designated for assignment on Aug. 31 after a start against the Blue Jays. ...
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
• The Marlins sent cash to Oakland for Bride but designated Groshans for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
• The state Coastal Resources Management Council will decide whether or not to designate it as a public right-of-way.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• In certain areas there are also hiking routes, designated by posts that stick up through the sand.
  — Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Martoba, one of three cemeteries designated for the flood victims, took in more than 1,000 bodies in the first week.
  — Sarah Sirgany, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
• The Orioles designated right-hander Logan Gillaspie for assignment to make room for López on the 40-man roster.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
• While many customers have called the company a scam in their complaints, the BBB has not designated it as a scam or an unsafe company.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 13 July 2023
• Still, there weren’t designated campsites or fire rings.
  — Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• According to the park service, cairns are most commonly used to designate hiking routes.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
• Swift also had the top-grossing tour and concert film in history and was the first musician to be designated Time magazine’s Person of the Year.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
• The latest version of the iconic sports car, which will be designated the 992.2, is expected to make its debut within the next six months, reports Car and Driver.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
• Since then, it’s also been designated a bird sanctuary for the peregrine falcon and other bird species.
  — Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• Here are winners as they are announced; if no winner is designated yet, that’s because the Emmy will be awarded on Sunday evening.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
• Place these on your full-sized tree or designate a tinsel tabletop Christmas tree to make your very own advent calendar display.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
• Instead, the company will designate future Core chips using the 3/5/7/9 numbers.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 June 2023
• Through all of this, the Forest Assisted Migration Project would recommend which young trees to plant where, designating them as green, yellow or red.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
• Among the 20 cast members, three are designated Traitors who secretly work to try to eliminate everyone else.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
• The university has been working since 2017 to redevelop the site and have been working with the preservationists to designate much of the area the building sits on as a historic landmark district, Gilbert said.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
• The United States had designated them all as wrongfully detained.
  — Lara Jakes, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• And then the Israeli military dropped leaflets, designating areas surrounding the hospital as a red zone.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2024
• Someone else suggested that airlines could even consider designating special areas of the plane for people who plan to put their seat back.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• To create space on the roster for Montgomery and Stratton, right-hander Joe Barlow was designated for assignment.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
• The ban on using private grants to administer elections, and that only election officials designated by law can perform tasks, take effect almost immediately.
  — Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
• By 1914, President Woodrow Wilson designated it a national holiday.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024

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designate

2 of 2 adjective

• This makes sense for those who would rather self-designate as authors than paint the house or mow the lawn.
  — Peter Funt, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2021
• Many of my clients designate sheets or clothes for tanning.
  — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 3 June 2022
• Stock up on your teen's favorite snacks and drinks and designate a spot for kids to lay out their sleeping bags.
  — Nicole Johnson, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
• For example, designate one corner for a home office and use the other side of the room as a workout space.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• It was supposed to have the power to, among other things, designate inspectors for the enforcement of the law.
  — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
• All the Colts would have to do is designate Rodrigo Blankenship for return.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2021
• Use bins or baskets to keep items contained and designate a spot for everything.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• As speaker designate, Johnson declined to take questions Tuesday night about his role in the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
  — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2023
• So many have formed that the hurricane center has used up all the names on its official list and has resorted to the Greek alphabet to designate systems.
  — Brian K Sullivan, Bloomberg.com, 6 Oct. 2020
• That's where a user can enter a list of IP addresses and designate which computers someone can use to withdraw funds from the account.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2022
• Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down just nine months after he was tasked with forming the country's next government.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 16 July 2021
• Both universities will reopen their dorms and designate sections for students who have to quarantine in the event of an outbreak.
  — Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 6 Aug. 2020
• Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati has vowed to hold the culprits accountable.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 16 Dec. 2022
• Install a colorful panel in the laundry room to label clothes hampers or designate drop zones for bookbags and sports equipment.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 2 July 2021
• Members attend all Broadway productions throughout the season and designate by vote the nominees for the season.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2023
• Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, named to the post in October, has failed to gain support from the presidency for his cabinet picks — and the two sides have locked horns over who gets more say in shaping a government.
  — Washington Post, 17 June 2021
• In the runup to the return, designate someone to provide information about what the company is doing to help promote employee well-being.
  — Paul McDonald, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
• Use wooden fencing to section off areas of your patio or designate different uses for your lawn.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023
• Nevada is among 26 other states allowing voters to more broadly designate someone to drop off their ballot.
  — Michelle L. Price, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2020
• To ensure success, designate staff to manage the initiative and be sure to provide timely and exhaustive feedback to employees.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2022
• The development was on the agenda, but only for a vote to establish boundaries, prepare a redevelopment plan and designate land on Main Street as blighted.
  — Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 May 2022
• The face was marked with tattoos to designate identity and status, according to the Smithsonian magazine.
  — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 14 June 2023
• To be eligible, customers must register for Companion Pass and purchase a round trip or two one-way flights with Southwest, travel by Sept. 30 and designate one passenger to fly for free.
  — Irving Mejia-Hilario, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
• Others took aim at a law that allows council members to designate schools, libraries and other facilities as off-limits for camping.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
• Christina McAnea, general secretary of the Unison trade union, urged the government to use its emergency powers to designate gas stations for key workers.
  — Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2021
• The Republican demand to designate cartels terrorist groups is not new.
  — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
• Approval would allow the Township Board to negotiate, purchase, designate use of the property and make improvements, according to the agenda.
  — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2021
• One mailer from the committee highlights Santana’s opposition to 41.18, the city law that allows council members to designate areas as off-limits to homeless camps.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• This single-vineyard designate showcases the distinct character of their Home Ranch Vineyard.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• The act doesn't allow a president to designate classified or official records as personal before taking them, Baron said.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024