How to Use connection in a Sentence

connection

noun
  • The school has no connection with the museum.
  • There is a fee for connection to the town's water supply.
  • Our family feels a deep connection to the land.
  • I'm not sure I see the connection.
  • The state plans to improve roads that serve as connections between major highways.
  • All classrooms will be wired for connection to the Internet.
  • Evidence suggests there's a connection between the languages.
  • Investigators found no connection between the two fires.
  • The friends’ connection traces back to their teenage years.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And then to have enough faith and then love and connection with this man.
    — Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Something to do with the enabled connection to Orkney folk of the past.
    — Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But honestly, the show lives with me and the fans and that connection.
    — Larisha Paul, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2022
  • And there lies his connection with Andy Warhol and Prince.
    — Michael Hussey, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
  • There are no overland connections to the rest of the country.
    — Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
  • During the first few episodes of the Netflix hit, fans watched as Chris, 28, formed a connection in the pods with Johnie, 32.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The warmth of the Sauna, the flicker of a connection with Zippi were unthinkable.
    — Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Talk soon fizzled, as did, any sign of the pair's connection.
    — Logan Sykes, Town & Country, 23 June 2022
  • The women’s means of connection changed with time, too.
    — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Two people were charged in connection with the girl's death, but the case was withdrawn.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Yet here, too, being child-free can be a point of connection.
    — Holly Williams, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Police said Braithwaite had no connection to the school and there was no threat to anyone at the school.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 29 July 2022
  • There may also be a connection to the orange hue and the bonfires the Celts would create to ward off ghosts.
    — Kara Thompson, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2022
  • This was a real connection with somebody who flew all the way across the world to meet her in-person.
    — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Feb. 2025
  • That name came from a place of deep feelings and the emotional connection to my roots.
    — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The Sorting Hat put Hawk in Ravenclaw because of the bird connection.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Their stories show the connection of the ongoing violence there with the war in the south.
    — Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • On U-M's first drive, his first connection was a 9-yard drag route to Cornelius Johnson on third-and-9 to move the sticks.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2022
  • And that's the connection to the land, which is inherent to our identity.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 28 July 2023
  • To achieve that goal, the company has begun building a constellation of satellites linked to a global network of antennas, fiber and internet connection points on the ground.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • Your strong connection with Huda was a significant focus this season.
    — Giana Levy, Variety, 26 June 2025

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