How to Use representation in a Sentence

representation

noun
  • The letters of the alphabet are representations of sounds.
  • Each state has equal representation in the Senate.
  • The job is just to be a symbolic representation of the UK.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
  • When pointing your device to the sky, the app will display a live representation of the sky above.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The film also marks one of the first on-screen representations of what is known in the Samoan community as a fa’afafine.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • That’s wonderful to have that kind of representation in television now and to be a part of it is just a joy for me.
    Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2023
  • As Ahmed sees it, there are three stages of representation.
    Isha Sharma, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • Indeed, the many moms who see themselves in both of these representations have deemed themselves the gray SUV moms.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 July 2024
  • And so more and more authors are coming out with books that are that representation.
    Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • These are straight up false representations that are being peddled in the last few days to affect the votes in an election.
    Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The lawyers, in the filing, ask to speak with the judge in a private conference about the specifics of their request and note English has sought out new representation.
    Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • About 900 workers at the new plant near Warren, Ohio, are the first to decide on union representation at a battery plant.
    Tom Krisher, ajc, 9 Dec. 2022
  • One is, to me it’s about representation for young people.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Why there’s no such thing as too much Black representation.
    Ebony Flake, Essence, 22 Dec. 2022
  • So, in the spirit of representation, Howard Deutch and Lea Thompson’s daughter would slive.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2023
  • And in the same vein, Harlow's ensured that the banks of the Ohio River won't go dry in representation, making local Louisville mainstream.
    Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2023
  • Still, smaller dealers may try to strike a deal to share representation.
    Julia Halperin, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The juxtaposition of those two throws was a fitting representation of the past seven weeks with Moss at the helm.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Sherelle Allen, a New Haven resident, was one of those who got representation through right to counsel.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Nayeon and Sana are all quick to chime in on how cat representation is well and alive amongst their family members.
    Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • But aside from the lack of representation on the runway, there was another huge part of fashion month where plus-size people were snubbed: street style.
    Dominique Norman, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But one wonders why, because the representation just isn’t there.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Their latest report looks at the representation of women and Black artists in museums and the art market.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2022
  • This suggests that when the memory of the image was stored, only the highest-level representation of it was kept.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
  • As a result, progress in women’s representation on boards has stalled, hovering around 30% for a few years now.
    Corinne Post, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The lineup was a perfect mix of representation from her life in California and her roots in Memphis, and of course there was music.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2023
  • That feeling can lead to discomfort and the sense that employers aren't trying to boost representation for the right reasons.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Reneé Rapp has signed with WME for agency representation in all areas.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Founded in 2004 as a way for smaller chains to compete with bigger brands and their massive budgets for technology, distribution and sales representation, GHA launched its first frequent guest program a few years later.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Groups across Ohio are working to increase representation of women in government, especially at the local level.
    Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024

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