RECOMMENDATION in a Sentence

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For RECOMMENDATION, below is one of 178 sentences:
More than a decade ago the National Academy of Sciences recommended that new technology be used to target harmful bacteria.

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 Meanings and Examples of RECOMMENDATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
recommendation
 n.  making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
Classic Sentence: (122 in 9 pages)
1  Madeleine, on the recommendation of the sisters of charity and of his priest, got the good man a place as gardener in a female convent in the Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—FAUCHELEVENT BECOMES A GARDENER IN PARIS
2  That's its only recommendation, but it has that in its favor.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XX—THE TRAP
3  Moreover, he had in his favor that great recommendation to the throne, exile.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III—LOUIS PHILIPPE
4  He could honor Colonel Pontmercy's recommendation.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
5  "Bills upon his Majesty's private treasury," answered d'Artagnan, who, reckoning upon entering into the king's service in consequence of this recommendation, believed he could make this somewhat hazardous reply without telling of a falsehood.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
6  Porthos pretended that this occupation was proof of a reflective and contemplative organization, and he had brought him away without any other recommendation.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
7  Louis XIII was struck with this insistence, and began to fancy that this recommendation concealed some mystery.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 17 BONACIEUX AT HOME
8  "--of intrigues and secrets of state," continued d'Artagnan, complying with the recommendation.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 48 A FAMILY AFFAIR
9  The superior of the convent of Bethune will place in the hands of the person who shall present this note to her the novice who entered the convent upon my recommendation and under my patronage.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 60 IN FRANCE
10  It is the price of the armour supplied to him by Kirjath Jairam of Leicester, on thy recommendation.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
11  Gurth thanked the Captain for his courtesy, and promised to attend to his recommendation.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
12  His sister, moreover, is your intimate friend, and he has been doing that for your brother, which I should suppose would have been almost sufficient recommendation to you, had there been no other.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
13  Not a countryman among 'em; and I don't think he'd take you, even on my recommendation, if he didn't run rather short of assistants just now,' replied Fagin.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
14  Mrs Clay has been using it at my recommendation, and you see what it has done for her.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
15  Much obliged for that recommendation.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Example Sentence: (56 in 4 pages)
16  Bauman recommended increased cooperation between the public and private groups that would respond to an emergency.
17  The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended.
18  We had a marvellous meal at that restaurant you recommended - incidentally, I must give you the number of a similar one I know.
19  Do not exceed the recommended maximum of three tablets a day.
20  More than a decade ago the National Academy of Sciences recommended that new technology be used to target harmful bacteria.
21  The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese.
22  The professor suggested diverse ways of approaching the assignment and recommended that we choose one of them.
23  However, viewers can watch it online or download the film for free by clicking here - a donation is highly recommended.
24  Since the additional dose is not harmful and provides extra protection, everyone is recommended to get the second one.
25  The architect recommended that the nursing home's ramp be rebuilt because its incline was too steep for wheelchairs.
26  When we last moved, our home inspector recommended using wipes to lubricate all of the window tracks.
27  This caseworker had about 100 cases to oversee, which is four times the recommended number.
28  She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.
29  Because the separated couple were irreconcilable, the marriage counselor recommended a divorce.
30  His physician recommended psychoanalysis.