Sentence examples for change the connotation from inspiring English sources

All additions and omissions of text were done for practical reasons and did not change the connotation of the quotations.

The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra performs frequent free shows for packed houses, functioning entirely off grants, in an attempt to change the connotations of classical music as being solely for the wealthy.

Dr. Cheryl Cooky, president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, believes that it's going to take more than one individual coming out to change the negative connotation of the "gay male athlete".

I asked them both about how we can change the largely negative connotations our culture has surrounding women, power and ambition.

Medical marijuana activists have done lots of work to change the vocabulary and the connotations with marijuana.

However, I'd like to challenge us to change the vocabulary around this. War has such a negative connotation.

The Longmont City Council voted 6 to 1 this week to change the name of a local street, Chivington Drive, after a group complained that it had racist connotations.

Yet, the proposed terminology does not have internal ideological contradiction or inherent history that might change its implicit connotation.

(The very word "share" has changed in connotation. "Sharing" photos of your kids or news of your latest accomplishment is not quite the same as sharing a loaf of bread with someone who's hungry, or sharing the secret of happiness).

Now, if only we can fully make the change in connotation — and completely break the bonds between being fat and being prosperous, between being fat and being beautiful, between being fat and being loved — we could take the necessary steps toward a healthier future.

Word meanings and connotations change all the time.