How to Use nomination in a Sentence

nomination

noun

• We expect him to get the Democratic nomination.
• The nominations for the Academy Awards have been announced.
• The novel earned a nomination for the National Book Award.
• Membership is by nomination only.
• The film received five Academy Award nominations.
• The title earned a Game of the Year nomination, losing out to God of War.
  — WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
• That last run broke the record for most nominations by a show in a single season with 32.
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
• By contrast, Lake’s path to the GOP nomination was a bumpier ride.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• The Grammy nominations are here; so are the snubs and surprises.
  — Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• Helen Park wasn’t awake when the Tony Award nominations were announced a few weeks ago.
  — Jae-Ha Kim, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
• The 61-year-old rocker has won one Grammy Award and earned 11 nominations.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2023
• This nomination has nothing to do with waving the white flag.
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2023
• Combs leads the nominations with eight, including entertainer of the year, male artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year, single of the year and music event of the year.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
• For the 2023 edition of the awards, YouTube star MrBeast leads with five nominations, including creator of the year.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• The show scored 53 nominations throughout its run, but ended its run with 0 wins.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
• All eight comments urged the council to reject the nomination.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
• Bedford was then asked what path candidates, aside from Trump, have to win the GOP nomination.
  — Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2023
• For more than a decade, Forbes has highlighted young entrepreneurs and researchers with the help of nominations from the public.
  — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
• On April 30, Redmayne received a Tony nomination for the part.
  — Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
• Trump, now with the gasbag winds from TV commentary at his back, may indeed win the nomination in 2024.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
• Zahn appeared on the first season of The White Lotus, which earned the actor an Emmy nomination.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2024
• The surge in endorsements comes as Trump continues to pad his lead in the latest public opinion polls in the race for the 2024 GOP nomination.
  — Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
• That nomination would then have to be ratified by the Village Board.
  — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
• But as the year progressed and Trump’s lock on the nomination seemed more likely, donors lined up behind the former president.
  — Laura Davison, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
• The show is tied with Stereophonic for most Tony nominations this year, nabbing 13 nods.
  — Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 6 May 2024
• Trump has a huge, possibly insurmountable lead; the only way to win the nomination is to slash that lead.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• Warren was equally over the moon, even on nomination No. 14.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
• Over the course of its run, the hit series — which aired its series finale in April — has picked up 55 Emmy nominations and six Golden Globe nods.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
• Editors then vet the nominations and set a final list of nominees to be presented to the voting public.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
• Firstly, congratulations on the Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations!
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Jan 2025