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How to use appellation in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Appellation means a name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation. Example: “"I'll not," retorted "Teeter" Nelson, whose first name was Harry, but who had gained his appellation because of a habit he had of "teetering" on his tiptoes when reciting in class.”

Examples of appellation by meaning

nounA name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.

  • "I'll not," retorted "Teeter" Nelson, whose first name was Harry, but who had gained his appellation because of a habit he had of "teetering" on his tiptoes when reciting in class.1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine
  • Russian River flows through a country of hill ridges, which in many places are dignifiable with the appellation of mountains.1925, Alfred Louis Kroeber, Handbook of the Indians of California, page 225
  • Gentlemen of the jury, what is a father, a real father, what does this great word mean, what terribly great idea is contained in this appellation?1990, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., The Brothers Karamazov, North Point Press, →ISBN, page 742

More sentences with appellation

  • They are offcomers, a neat appellation intended to highlight their lack of local family.2017, Ken West, R.I.P. Off!: Or The British Way of Death, page 4. From the entry offcomer
  • This appellation will be open to both Burgundy and Beaujolais producers.2011 October 5, Jane Anson, “Beaujolais in major appellation shake-up”, in Decanter, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015. From the entry AOC
  • One or two of these earthy appellations may unwittingly survive in English yet.2003, Bryson, Bill, A Short History of Nearly Everything, page 435. From the entry mare's fart
  • Whatever the appellation, these artists are doing some amazing stuff.2010 September 29, Paul Lester, “New band of the day - No 877: oOoOO”, in The Guardian. From the entry drag
  • In the Midi, Grenache dominates most of the traditional appellations.2005, Stuart Walton, Understanding, Choosing, and Enjoying Wine, page 86. From the entry slosh
  • And with some appellations, the contrary applies.1991, Julian Barnes, Talking It Over, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry Walter
  • Anthoony Comstock would be adorned with a female appellation.1912 August 24, T.J. Savage, “Book Reviews: An Essay on Hasheesh. By Victor Robinson”, in The Lancet-clinic, volume 108, page 213. From the entry podder
  • I'm sure that after twelve hours in front of a computer there's some truth to the appellation of the Google faithful as googly-eyed.2009, Jeffrey S. Jenkins, In Bolivia, page 142. From the entry googly-eyed
  • Dhomes are quite a large caste throughout India, but these, though known as Dhomes, are differentiated by the appellation Maghaya; in fact, they have no real connection with the Dhomes.1921, The Asiatic Review, page 288. From the entry Dhome

Meaning of appellation

  1. noun A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
  2. noun A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.

Full definition of appellation

Questions about appellation in a sentence

How do you use appellation in a sentence?
Appellation is used as a noun. For example: “"I'll not," retorted "Teeter" Nelson, whose first name was Harry, but who had gained his appellation because of a habit he had of "teetering" on his tiptoes when reciting in class.”
What is a short sentence with appellation?
“And with some appellations, the contrary applies.”
What does appellation mean?
Appellation means a name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: appellation (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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