Used in a Sentence

citations

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for citations.

Editorial note

There is a lot of seething rage, but not a lot of citations for the point he's putting forward.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of citations gathered in one view.

noun

An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.

noun

The passage or words quoted; a quotation.

noun

A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for citations.

noun

An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.

noun

The passage or words quoted; a quotation.

noun

A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

noun

The paper containing such summons or notice.

Example sentences

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There is a lot of seething rage, but not a lot of citations for the point he's putting forward.

2

Unlisted or unlinked citations are either from Wikipedia, the Library of Congress, or crafted or sourced in-house.

3

You've still not provided citations that the UK energy market actually classifies it that way.

4

You'll need to provide some citations and references instead of just saying what you think or feel the situation may be.

5

It showed thousands of citations of slang use from major publications, TV shows, movies, etc.

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And there are sort options for views, downloads, citations, etc (all with time data, so you can see trending behaviors).

7

My dictionary website was Panda-penalized because it showed citations of slang use from books, news articles, TV shows, movies, etc.

8

I would love to see both of these facts along with citations in an easy to read single page document.

9

You just asked me for citations, implying that you didn't believe what I wrote.

10

Do you have any data or citations to contribute?

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I think a better path would've been to actually do the research, write an article with citations and statistics, and prove that he is right.

12

More citations are needed to justify that.

Quote examples

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Can you post some citations for your "new normal" assertion?

2

If you have data or citations to back up the "most common and easiest to understand" please share, I'm always interested in seeing data.

3

I gave you citations/articles and you reply with basically "Well, well...

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All too much of academic writing is passive-voice-ridden "it is asserted" and "it is believed" type of writing, stuffed with scholarly citations, and utterly unreadable and useless.

Proper noun examples

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Citations aren't given for the most crazy things, only the vaguely meaningful bits in between.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use citations in a sentence?

There is a lot of seething rage, but not a lot of citations for the point he's putting forward.

What does citations mean?

An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.

What part of speech is citations?

citations is commonly used as noun.