designate

Example Sentences

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Immigrant parents can choose to leave the country with their children or to designate someone to care for them, Bis said, which “is consistent with past administration’s policies.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

They cite a 1978 memo from the Justice Department to the Carter administration saying the president could designate one of the central bank’s board members as acting chair.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week he would designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk, but both sides had continued talking in hopes of finding a deal, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

City Council voted to designate the “Brady Bunch” house as a historic-cultural monument on Wednesday, enshrining the Studio City Midcentury as a piece of the city’s history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“We wear seven different colors, to designate our jobs. As a maintenance technician, my deck jersey, float coat, and helmet are an ugly green, the color of overcooked peas.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline