Sentence examples for connotation over from inspiring English sources

The racial descriptor does not seem to have originated as a pejorative, but acquired a negative connotation over time.

According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, it did not originate as a slur but took on a derogatory connotation over time..

According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, it did not originate as a slur but took on a derogatory connotation over time...

It just has a different connotation over here in America.

Lillibulero seemed ripe for updating, particularly as it has garnered some negative sectarian connotations over the years in Northern Ireland.

Lighter variations made use of a simple, slightly scrunched sand-shaded cotton that blended safari connotations with over-dyed, quilted patches.

The word 'modern' carries the connotation of 'improvement' over what came before.

Present in the older texts, they are carried over, with particular connotations, into the later works.

"If you were to say to Alonzo, 'Patrick is your big brother, and Patrick is your mentor, and Patrick is the guy who watches over you,' the connotation is that this is somewhere Patrick can get to him," Heat Coach Pat Riley said last Thursday.

Lord Mandelson's connotations of scandal and over-cunning faded during his long exile in Brussels; but he still carries an electorally useful whiff of steel and success.

To be fair, the connotation of the name became worse over time.