How to Use reputation in a Sentence
reputation
noun- He has earned a reputation as a first-class playwright.
- Poor customer service has ruined the company's reputation.
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The 149th lap of the Derby became a bar-knuckled fight to salvage the reputation of a track and a sport.
— Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2023 -
The paths skirt the coast and lead you past the many studios that have earned Monhegan its reputation as an artists' colony.
— Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023 -
Lasers haven’t always had the best reputation amongst Black and brown folk.
— L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 7 July 2023 -
But will Singer’s reputation keep the project from reaching the finish line?
— Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 6 June 2023 -
Clooney said his prankster reputation has made his friends fear him.
— Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024 -
The event’s name makes light of the stereotype that lesbians have toxic reputations.
— Yvonne Condes, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 -
Despite the gas’s reputation as a poison, it’s thought to play a role in life’s beginnings.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023 -
At the same time, Threads may boost Meta’s brand as Twitter’s reputation falters.
— WIRED, 6 July 2023 -
Morant is one of the faces of the league, and the image of him carrying a gun with his buddies in a Denver-area strip club damages his reputation and that of the NBA.
— Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023 -
Irvine’s reputation spreads by word of mouth among Asian families with the means to buy, Calcote said.
— Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024 -
In the world of gummy candies, Americans have a bit of a reputation.
— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 July 2023 -
The Chiefs can survive a regular season loss to the 49ers without a stain on their reputation and still make it to the Super Bowl.
— Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024 -
The Xbox brand has taken significant hits to its reputation over the last 10 years.
— Gene Park, Washington Post, 15 June 2023 -
This was meant to be a provocation, and what was at stake in those early hours of the day wasn’t just repercussions, but reputation.
— Hazlitt, 1 Mar. 2023 -
And that assumes the Padres would’ve been able to overcome the ballpark’s reputation and import star talent.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023 -
The reputation of the nascent crypto industry is riding on it as well.
— Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023 -
The Aztecs have carved out a reputation as a team that grinds you down on defense and isn’t overly explosive on offense.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Games like Breath of the Wild don’t need to place you next to a giant statue of Link to coax you into their world; the series’ reputation does that all on its own already.
— Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023 -
Black Diamond is best known for its head lamps, and their stationary lantern lives up to the brand’s reputation.
— Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023 -
The Teapot Dome scandal, named for the site in Wyoming, would forever blight Harding’s reputation.
— Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Ryan attempted to address the elephant in the room and opened up about his past and his reputation for cheating on his partners.
— Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023 -
The Wall Street crash of 1929, which led some early subscribers to drop out of supporting the project, greatly hurt the prospects of him eclipsing Audubon’s reputation.
— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023 -
In the meantime, take in the lyrics below, where Cyrus poignantly reflects on her wild child reputation and growing up.
— Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 24 Aug. 2023 -
For instance, the month begins with Mercury buzzing through show-stopping Leo, and your 10th house of reputation.
— Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024 -
Shakespeare’s turn of phrase lives on today, giving the Ides its bad reputation.
— Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023 -
After all, Red Dog is still finding its feet and doesn’t really have a reputation to speak of.
— Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024 -
Her colleagues agreed, expressing concern about the reputation of the city, the state's third most populous.
— Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024 -
Mars debuts in Leo that same day, energizing your 10th house of authority, career and reputation, igniting a surge of ambition and drive in your professional life.
— Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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