designated

Example Sentences

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He gave up his designated parking space near the entrance to the executive offices and said it should be available to the first arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

New York has designated hundreds of public buildings as cooling centers, extended public swimming pool hours, dispatched volunteers to check on vulnerable residents, and opened cooling stations with misting fans and wet towels.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management approved a plan to remove hundreds of horses that had wandered beyond their designated territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

A number of the black-veined white butterflies would be set free in a designated release site in east Devon as soon as next summer, Gibson added.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Details are murky, but on his deathbed the Inka seems to have passed over Atawallpa, who had not distinguished himself, and designated as his heir a son named Ninan K’uychi.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann