Wondering how to use Designate in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as specify or intend.
Designate meaning
- Designated; appointed; chosen.
- Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
Synonyms of Designate
Using Designate
- The main meaning on this page is: Designated; appointed; chosen. | Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
- Useful related words include: destine, specify, intend, ordain.
- In the example corpus, designate often appears in combinations such as: to designate, designate the, will designate.
Context around Designate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 13 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Designate
- In this selection, "designate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, minister, president, contracts, new, two and california stand out and add context to how "designate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include able to designate one priority and able to designate two priority. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "designate" sits close to words such as afforded, auckland and baroque, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with designate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Biden to designate national monuments in Nevada, Texasapnews. (8 words)
Congress enacted legislation to re-designate the site just before the New Year. (13 words)
If passed, the bill would designate different requirements depending on housing needs and population. (14 words)
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, today announced a UAE finance initiative that will provide US$4.5 billion to help unlock Africa's clean energy potential. (37 words)
However, it’s one challenge to designate areas for conservation, and quite another to genuinely protect habitat in a way that maintains the vitality of ecosystems and wildlife populations. (29 words)
Mr Siencyn, of Plaid Cymru, said: "Wales does not have the right to designate bank holidays and it seems that we are not responsible enough to do so. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Committees are able to designate two Priority Bills and each Senator is able to designate one Priority Bill for the Session.
Ms Eyiah has been appointed as the new Deputy Minister-designate of Lands and Natural Resources while Mr Abban is the Minister-designate of Health.
Eisenberg & Miller at 19, only about 5% of commercial contracts designate California choice of law, where nearly 50% designate New York.
And I want to encourage law firms to designate lawyers in their firm to do work for indigent defendants.
Biden to designate national monuments in Nevada, Texasapnews.
Congress enacted legislation to re-designate the site just before the New Year.
Consequently, if required, there’s no immediate need to designate new lands for residential zoning.
COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber has called on the G-20 nations to take a leadership role in mitigating climate change, media reported.
Designate specific times to disconnect and focus on in-person interactions or activities that don’t involve digital devices.
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, today announced a UAE finance initiative that will provide US$4.5 billion to help unlock Africa's clean energy potential.
Early efforts are underway to designate an area in east Las Vegas that includes Frenchman Mountain, Rainbow Gardens and Gypsum Cave as a national monument.
However, it’s one challenge to designate areas for conservation, and quite another to genuinely protect habitat in a way that maintains the vitality of ecosystems and wildlife populations.
If eating greens is difficult for you, designate a time of day when you eat greens with a simple dressing of olive oil and lemon juice.
If passed, the bill would designate different requirements depending on housing needs and population.
If you plan to consume alcohol, designate a driver, or make other travel arrangements before you drink.
Instead, anti-lib populists finds common cause with the right and designate Democrats as the implacable enemy.
In the event that the party is separated without a choice, try to designate a place to meet up and get back to that spot.
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with his Likud party in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem June 14, 2021.
Jane appeared to designate one close friend to be her spokeswoman and update the rest of us on the outcome of the surgery via the group chat.
Mr Siencyn, of Plaid Cymru, said: "Wales does not have the right to designate bank holidays and it seems that we are not responsible enough to do so.
Common combinations with designate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: