How to Use resonate in a Sentence

resonate

verb
  • The siren resonated throughout the city.
  • The lesson should resonate across the course of the season.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
  • That makes the tragedy of her outcome resonate all the more.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2022
  • A lot of the things that resonate with me come from film or even TV.
    Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The idea that change is a divine force resonates with me.
    Justin Scott Campbell, Longreads, 24 Apr. 2018
  • What’s the secret sauce that makes a recipe resonate with you?
    Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • But that didn’t resonate with what was going on in the world.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2021
  • What about the scent of that fragrance resonates most with you?
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • And the pitches seemed to resonate with the in-person upfront crowd… to a point.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022
  • And the best judge of what will resonate with 9-year-olds is, of course, 9-year-olds themselves.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2023
  • What are the songs on the album that resonate with you most today?
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The message resonated and left me with a sense of peace.
    Albert Stumm, The Seattle Times, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Nowhere does the tension resonate more than at the counter of gun dealers and trade shows.
    Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Her stories of grit and hard work resonate in this part of the country.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The message from more than 50 years ago may resonate again.
    Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • So what makes O’Meara’s poem resonate with so many across the world?
    Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Who knows how these will resonate for those growing up on the DCEU.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The earthquake needs to be just the right frequency for waves to resonate.
    Mika McKinnon, Smithsonian, 26 Jan. 2018
  • And yet it hasn't resonated with the broad public as much.
    Fox News, 19 Aug. 2018
  • There are certain things that resonate with a game like this.
    Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Her quick and infectious laugh still resonates in the minds of all who knew her.
    Eric Adler, Aaron Randle and Cortlynn Stark, kansascity, 21 June 2018
  • The idea was to successfully build the stakes for her so that would resonate.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Make the effort to find the people with whom your brand will resonate strongly.
    Dallas News, 22 May 2020
  • Jot down any ideas that resonate with your secret hopes and dreams.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 15 July 2021
  • Things that happened a long time ago still resonate now.
    Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2021
  • There was attention paid to how the move would resonate.
    Zach Berman, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • But none seemed to resonate with users the way Korean shows did.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The stories that kind of resonated were those Star Wars themes.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 May 2023
  • His words resonated with me, as destiny truly is in our hands.
    Giuliana Corbo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The recovery follows the launch of a $5 value meal in late June, which resonated well with consumers after a disappointing second quarter.
    Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024

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