Example Sentences

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This is a marker tree, Barr said, that may have denoted the village that was here — today a housing development.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

In context, the boxes might have denoted nothing more than preparations for a late-summer yard sale.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022

Both those roles came in feature films and only a few years ago the presence of a Hollywood actress in a British TV series would have denoted a sharp downturn in her career opportunities.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2014

While his students thought it must have denoted a special day, he explained to them that “every day is a special day,” he said, and the flower became part of his daily attire.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2012

Had I created mankind for my own private convenience, it might perhaps have denoted a grasping spirit: but I made them common property; they are at the service of every God of you.

From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)