How to Use representation in a Sentence

representation

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  • The letters of the alphabet are representations of sounds.
  • Each state has equal representation in the Senate.
  • The job is just to be a symbolic representation of the UK.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
  • When pointing your device to the sky, the app will display a live representation of the sky above.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The film also marks one of the first on-screen representations of what is known in the Samoan community as a fa’afafine.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • That’s wonderful to have that kind of representation in television now and to be a part of it is just a joy for me.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2023
  • As Ahmed sees it, there are three stages of representation.
    — Isha Sharma, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • Indeed, the many moms who see themselves in both of these representations have deemed themselves the gray SUV moms.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 July 2024
  • And so more and more authors are coming out with books that are that representation.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • These are straight up false representations that are being peddled in the last few days to affect the votes in an election.
    — Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The lawyers, in the filing, ask to speak with the judge in a private conference about the specifics of their request and note English has sought out new representation.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Why there’s no such thing as too much Black representation.
    — Ebony Flake, Essence, 22 Dec. 2022
  • So, in the spirit of representation, Howard Deutch and Lea Thompson’s daughter would slive.
    — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2023
  • And in the same vein, Harlow's ensured that the banks of the Ohio River won't go dry in representation, making local Louisville mainstream.
    — Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2023
  • Still, smaller dealers may try to strike a deal to share representation.
    — Julia Halperin, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The juxtaposition of those two throws was a fitting representation of the past seven weeks with Moss at the helm.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Nayeon and Sana are all quick to chime in on how cat representation is well and alive amongst their family members.
    — Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • But aside from the lack of representation on the runway, there was another huge part of fashion month where plus-size people were snubbed: street style.
    — Dominique Norman, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But one wonders why, because the representation just isn’t there.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2023
  • As a result, progress in women’s representation on boards has stalled, hovering around 30% for a few years now.
    — Corinne Post, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The lineup was a perfect mix of representation from her life in California and her roots in Memphis, and of course there was music.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2023
  • That feeling can lead to discomfort and the sense that employers aren't trying to boost representation for the right reasons.
    — Trey Williams, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • McBride said she's witnessed the impact of representation in her time in state politics.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 21 June 2024
  • Her activism led her to scrutinize the onscreen representation of women and to try to reform it.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Radical representations of realness were the through line that connected each of the honorees of the evening.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Tina Kotek will be sworn in Jan. 9), bringing a new dimension of representation to Beacon Hill.
    — Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The cast is somewhat racially diverse, but the representation isn’t part of the storytelling, and there’s a fatphobic running joke.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The lack of Filipino representation in baseball is stark; only a handful of players of Filipino descent have played in the majors.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2023
  • This creation is the ultimate representation of the bar ethos and mixology style.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Nothing herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to future performance.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024

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