ASSOCIATION in a Sentence

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201 example sentences for ASSOCIATION, such as:

1. He associated himself with a great cause.
2. I benefited a lot from my association with him.
3. The color black is traditionally associated with mourning.
4. I am happy, indeed proud, to be associated with this project.
5. I had hoped that association with me might improve your taste.

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 Meanings and Examples of ASSOCIATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
association
 n.  connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
Classic Sentence: (147 in 10 pages)
1  To all these arguments, Scarlett smiled but said nothing, unwilling to commit herself before learning how she would like Atlanta and constant association with her in-laws.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  I had hoped that association with me might improve your taste.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
3  An association lurked in every fold: each fall of lace and gleam of embroidery was like a letter in the record of her past.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 13
4  She impulsively invited the Dillons to the dramatic association meeting, and when Kennicott was brusque to them she was unusually cordial, and felt virtuous.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
5  She would make the dramatic association understand her aspiration.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
6  A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
7  Sam Clark had boastfully written about the dramatic association to his schoolmate, Percy Bresnahan, president of the Velvet Motor Company of Boston.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
8  All through the spring the association thrilled to its own talent in that dismal room.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
9  The rest of the association dropped into the theater every evening, and were literary and superior.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
10  She wanted to give up the play, the dramatic association, the town.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
11  She turned to the Chautauqua as she had turned to the dramatic association, to the library-board.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
12  There were three courts: one belonging to Harry Haydock, one to the cottages at the lake, and one, a rough field on the outskirts, laid out by a defunct tennis association.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
13  Suddenly he was going about proposing the reorganization of the tennis association, and writing names in a fifteen-cent note-book bought for the purpose at Dyer's.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
14  He proposed an informal exhibition match to advertise the association; he suggested that Carol and himself, the Haydocks, the Woodfords, and the Dillons play doubles, and that the association be formed from the gathered enthusiasts.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
15  He would have been valuable if we'd tried to start the dramatic association again.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
Example Sentence: (54 in 4 pages)
16  An association of men, such as a fraternity or union, united for common purposes.
17  I benefited a lot from my association with him.
18  Dress, and what we call fashion and taste altogether, you know, are mere matters of opinion, association of ideas, and so forth.
19  The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada is a voluntary national association established in 1907.
20  In humans, shyness is the feeling of lack of confidence experienced in regard to social association with others.
21  He associated himself with his friend in a business undertaking.
22  The cancer risks associated with smoking have been well documented.
23  He associated himself with a great cause.
24  The color black is traditionally associated with mourning.
25  The history of tobacco growing is intimately associated with colonialism and slavery.
26  I am happy, indeed proud, to be associated with this project.
27  He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies.
28  Although we may in this way gain in explanatory capacity, there are several important disadvantages associated with a participant observation study.
29  One or two of the earlier photos reveal an intriguing androgyny not normally associated with the actress.
30  The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters.