How to Use connection in a Sentence
connection
noun- The school has no connection with the museum.
- There is a fee for connection to the town's water supply.
- Our family feels a deep connection to the land.
- I'm not sure I see the connection.
- The state plans to improve roads that serve as connections between major highways.
- All classrooms will be wired for connection to the Internet.
- Evidence suggests there's a connection between the languages.
- Investigators found no connection between the two fires.
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The friends’ connection traces back to their teenage years.
— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023 -
And then to have enough faith and then love and connection with this man.
— Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Something to do with the enabled connection to Orkney folk of the past.
— Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025 -
And there lies his connection with Andy Warhol and Prince.
— Michael Hussey, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024 -
There are no overland connections to the rest of the country.
— Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024 -
During the first few episodes of the Netflix hit, fans watched as Chris, 28, formed a connection in the pods with Johnie, 32.
— Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023 -
The warmth of the Sauna, the flicker of a connection with Zippi were unthinkable.
— Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024 -
The women’s means of connection changed with time, too.
— Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023 -
Two people were charged in connection with the girl's death, but the case was withdrawn.
— Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2022 -
Yet here, too, being child-free can be a point of connection.
— Holly Williams, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2023 -
This was a real connection with somebody who flew all the way across the world to meet her in-person.
— Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Feb. 2025 -
That name came from a place of deep feelings and the emotional connection to my roots.
— Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023 -
The Sorting Hat put Hawk in Ravenclaw because of the bird connection.
— Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023 -
Their stories show the connection of the ongoing violence there with the war in the south.
— Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023 -
On U-M's first drive, his first connection was a 9-yard drag route to Cornelius Johnson on third-and-9 to move the sticks.
— Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2022 -
And that's the connection to the land, which is inherent to our identity.
— Abc News, ABC News, 28 July 2023 -
As of Wednesday, about 950 people had been charged in connection with the storming of the Capitol.
— Alan Feuer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023 -
So that connection is bonded through the many years of friendship and business.
— Essence, 2 Oct. 2023 -
There is a connection between the two that neither is willing to talk about.
— Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Feb. 2023 -
Their work is sold both at the hotel and in Cairo’s top design showrooms, thanks to Laila’s connections.
— Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2023 -
Our public lands and waters provide an opportunity to find connection with the natural world.
— Ryan Gellert, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 -
Lonely Flowers followed in January, explored how guns, customer service encounters, and self-checkout lanes drive a wedge in human connection.
— Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
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