connote

Example Sentences

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He claimed her firing was “for cause,” a term whose precise legal meaning hasn’t been adjudicated but is widely interpreted to connote gross malfeasance or some such offense in office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

It didn't necessarily connote or imply a state of psychological unease.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

The rulings were handed down, and timed, in a display designed to connote the announcement of sea change.

From Slate • May 7, 2023

Seeing A24’s name attached to a film has begun to connote a certain standard of quality to a segment of the moviegoing audience and to the film industry.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

If you like granite, you might like the house; but even if you don’t, “granite” certainly doesn’t connote a fixer-upper.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt