Sentence examples for a connotation from inspiring English sources

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Die-hard can have a connotation of nobly fighting in a lost cause, but dead-ender connotes foolhardy unwillingness to accept defeat.

In diplolingo, bilateral is a neutral word meaning "between two sides," but multilateral carries a connotation of "harmonious, cooperative" and unilateral a connotation of "arrogant, bullying, self-centered".

And it has a connotation of petty crime, appropriate for this context.

For the record, Wang used the word danchun, which carries a connotation of innocence and purity.

Tikkun is the Hebrew word for repair and has a connotation of healing and transformation.

Scheme is O.K. in Britain but has a connotation of plot in the United States.

Intifada is generally translated as uprising but has a connotation of "shaking off".

Street basketball to them has a connotation — they think street basketball is black.

"Diets had a connotation of shame before," said Brana Wolf, a prominent fashion stylist.

I've been playing with classics all my life, basically, and tournedos Rossini always has a connotation of grandeur and luxury".

John Aalbers, chief executive of Volubill, said the problem with data throttling was that it had a connotation of punishment.

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