How to Use identifier in a Sentence

identifier

noun
  • As the site notes, that is the model identifier for the new 2022 iPhone SE.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Her style identifier is a tall, wide-brimmed hat that adds to her small stature.
    Eliza Brooke, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2019
  • Each with a unique identifier, the piece is guaranteed to be one-of-a-kind.
    Tiffany Lung, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • In fact, Apple came out with a new way of setting identifiers as a result of that type of abuse.
    Eric Johnson, Recode, 27 Sep. 2018
  • Customer feedback is the best identifier of bugs and how to solve them.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
  • Zelle is built on the assumption that each of those identifiers is unique to one person.
    Stacy Cowley, charlotteobserver, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The lieutenant colonel pulled the Velcro press identifier off my body armor and dropped it down the hole.
    Michael Tobin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Among the trove of data points were unique identifiers for my and Doug’s phones, and a detailed log of phone calls from the previous week.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Most of them will use what is called an identifier, which is a string of numbers that are linked to your phone rather than your name.
    Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • And that address where your change is sent can be used as an identifier.
    Dina Temple-Raston, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Leqembi works to reduce the amount of beta-amyloid present in the brain, which is a main identifier of Alzheimer’s.
    Mac Stone, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The identifier will be in retail product listings and on the box.
    Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 18 May 2021
  • The agency then checked to see if the dead animal had any identifiers, like a microchip, to see if it could be traced back to anyone in the area.
    Sanya Mansoor, Time, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The guys who used it as a serious self-identifier for so long were so wrong, and isn’t that funny?
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Hamilton said that two roads carried the identifier of Don Mincher Drive on the park’s north end.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The trail is not signed here, but utility posts along this 0.3-mile segment serve as identifiers.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
  • The school district needs to implement student identifiers such as the ACE quiz.
    Tyler Langan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Requires a unique identifier to be on the back of a tactical helmet if one is worn.
    oregonlive, 26 June 2021
  • Each one of those squares gets its own identifier made up of three random words—hence the company's name.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Does a service dog need to wear a vest or other identifier?
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2021
  • If a package that matches the three identifiers is found, it should be thrown away or returned to where it was purchased for a refund.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 5 July 2023
  • But the unique identifier remains your mobile phone number—and that’s a risk.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Grassley had a sheet of paper on his desk with photo identifiers.
    NBC News, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The carrier, which was tan and dark gray, also did not bear any identifiers or labels.
    Sophia Eppolito, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2018
  • Thanks to this, even veteran identifier Wilks and her team sometimes look to the newbie ID-ers for help.
    Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • If the animal has an identifier like a tag or chip, that time is extended to six days.
    Y.c. Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2018
  • And request the unique device identifier for your implant in case it is recalled in the future.
    Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 18 June 2018
  • In addition to the lot codes in the PDF file, there’s another identifier to help customers.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The sports medicine clinic treating Preston told Lothar that the procedure had no medical billing code — an identifier that providers use to charge insurers and other payers.
    Lauren Sausser, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Brands want to gain more control of their data while filling in any data gaps about their prospects by leaning into personal and professional identifiers.
    Paula Chiocchi, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

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