How to Use continuation in a Sentence

continuation

noun
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  • Fourth day Birthday of sheep: The fourth day is a continuation of the third day.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The three-hour opera is a gorgeous homage to the life of X, and a continuation of his legacy.
    — Felice León, Essence, 17 Nov. 2023
  • This is a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 26 June 2023
  • Not out of the ground, but in the front row—an obvious continuation of 2023’s rosette trend.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The game was a continuation of a March 29 contest that was called on account of rain in the third inning.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • His Dune: Part Two isn’t just a continuation of a saga.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But the challenge and the fun was still allowing the series to feel like a continuation.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The grants are the continuation of an ongoing push by the state to grow access to broadband.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The end of the video, which teases a continuation of the video game storyline, sees the two artists riding down a flagpole.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is a continuation of the 1990s movie franchise about a youth hockey team.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Today’s war in Gaza is a continuation of the many wars and conflicts that have ensued since.
    — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But the start was still the continuation of a concerning trend for Dallas.
    — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • This book and its truths are in many ways a continuation of my own mental health journey.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The announcement of a third movie might not come as a complete surprise, as the end of the sequel hints at a continuation of the tale of the Sanderson sisters.
    — USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • In some ways, AI art is a continuation of an ancient trend.
    — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • In San Francisco, it’s been the same, a continuation of the love that for five years has been showering down from the dizzying heights of the spiffy Chase Center.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • And half of them plan to leave the country, which is a continuation of a travel trend that started earlier this year.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • This spring’s watch launches have spawned a whole new school of salmon dials in a continuation of a trend that has been swimming upstream for a while now.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The location, which was announced a year ago, is the continuation of the NFL's decision to rotate draft sites since 2015.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Extended forecasts are looking at a continuation of the trend of mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s through the weekend.
    — oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • This latest Prada moment is a continuation of the many fashions wins the Dune: Part Two cast has been earning during the press tour.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The moves are a continuation of efforts by Mr. Xi to reshape the world’s second-largest economy.
    — Keith Zhai, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2023
  • To the contrary, last week the British conservatives unveiled a continuation of the program that is in some ways stronger than ever.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • So to me, making these small films is just a continuation of that eclecticism in my resume.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Slow start, stronger continuation The Suns were down 29-20 after the first quarter for two reasons.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
  • For Williams, Friday was just the continuation of a memorable week after signing a two-way contract with the Heat on Feb. 9.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Or is this simply a continuation of the all-red-everything trend?
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The goal was the continuation of a promising preseason for Santos.
    — The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The benefit to Cruise is clear — the continuation of his career and copious amounts of goodwill.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
  • For Veach, who only began birding in 2020, the year began as a continuation of her passion for birds.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024

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