Sentence examples for connotations of that word from inspiring English sources

Think "resignation," but without any of the negative connotations of that word.

These were the little people in L. Frank Baum's 1900 book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"; even today, munchkins is sometimes used to mock pretentious staff members; perhaps a connection exists between the chewing, munching connotation of that word with the nibbling of the mice and the biting of the ankles.

He named the program FruityLoops, though Cannie explains that neither the connotations of the word "fruity" nor the implication that a musician is just using "pre-canned loops" did the product any favors during its pre-profitable years.

Furthermore, Zapatista predictions had a certain sense of "prophecy" – with all the connotations that word has: in the sense of teaching and the sense of foretelling or anticipating.

(With the latter, is Ford's Premier Group stepping on its own coattails?) But along the way to mass-market competitiveness, Jaguar risks being reduced from a marque -- with the connotations that word arouses of European individualism and, yes, elitism -- to a mere brand in the House of Ford.

Is it just the negative connotation of the word that creates such venom?

In popular usage, the modern non-Buddhist connotations of the word Zen have become so prominent that in many cases the term is used as a label for phenomena that lack any relationship to Zen or are even antithetical to its teachings and practices.

A third problem is that of the moralistic and criminal connotations of the word "corruption".

Russo suggests that this indicates that people in Hollywood (at least in Grant's circles) were familiar with the slang connotations of the word; however, neither Grant nor anyone involved in the film suggested this.

The modern connotations of the word "empire" also show how the context of imperialism has changed.

It's a mouthful but it lacks the connotations of the word "soldier".