How to Use denomination in a Sentence

denomination

noun
  • The kidnappers asked for bills in small denominations.
  • It's one of the more conservative denominations.
  • She spoke with people of many different political denominations.
  • People from several different religious denominations participated in the event.
  • Methodists, Baptists, and other Christian denominations.
  • The gift certificates are available in $5 and $10 denominations.
  • The end date for lent varies by faith denomination.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The end date for lent varies by faith denomination.
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That share could be in the denomination of a unit of housing.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The two stamps came in two designs, one for each denomination.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 1 July 2023
  • The coin has a denomination of $1 and is struck in a proof finish.
    — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Students gasp at the sight of such a large denomination.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And both get to wear lots of bling—at least depending on the denomination.
    — Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 22 Mar. 2018
  • In the past two decades, the denomination has shrunk by some half a million people.
    — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
  • Yet the whole denomination is on the verge of splitting wide open so some can simply slam those wide doors shut.
    — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 24 May 2022
  • As far as the wine, don’t be turned off by the Burgundy denomination.
    — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Francis was a bridge builder, seeking to work with all faiths and denominations.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The vigil is open to people of all denominations and faiths.
    — Kathleen Quinn, Sacbee.com, 30 Nov. 2025
  • There’s more value to giving than the denomination of the bill.
    — Karina Bland, azcentral, 29 Nov. 2019
  • In fact, there are about a dozen small churches of various denominations near her home.
    — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • One of my grandsons believes that his denomination is the only one and the rest of us are all sinners.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The rapture refers to the end of times in some Christian denominations.
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The denomination has grappled for years with how to deal with those facts and compensate for the damage.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022
  • As the penny is phased out, prices will soon reflect a nickel as the smallest denomination.
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Large factions of the denomination wanted to show love to all, and large factions never did.
    — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The room — much like the denomination as a whole — offered mixed reactions.
    — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2019
  • The money, of course, is of much larger denominations for Aiyuk.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
  • All denominations across all creeds, all colors.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The denomination’s statement of faith says the office of pastor is for men only.
    — Deepa Bharath and Peter Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2022
  • Many more leave the faith than adopt it, at rates that far exceed other Christian denominations.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

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