Sentence examples for have a connotation from inspiring English sources

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

However, many singular names not only denote, they also have a connotation.

Be careful to only use words that you are sure fit, however, as a word you don't know may have a connotation that isn't appropriate for the paragraph.

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

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".

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

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

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

Ah, but the word has a connotation that makes politicians shudder: it resonates as merely "nominal; in name only".