Mention can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| mention - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" | ||
| mention - commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" | ||
| mention - make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" | ||
Noun |
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| mention - a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" | ||
| mention - an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" | ||
| mention - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" |
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| 1. | noun | She made frequent mention of her promotion. | |
| 2. | noun | There was no mention of it. | |
| 3. | noun | Although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention. | |
| 4. | noun | The article includes mention of similar clinical cases. | |
| 5. | noun | The merest mention of his name made her angry. | |
| 6. | noun | He made no mention of her request. | |
| 7. | noun | Her mention of his name rang a bell. | |
| 8. | noun | We combed police records of the incident but found no mention of witnesses seeing a tall, bearded man. | |
| 9. | noun | Yes, I have heard mention of that, but I love to hear it from you. | |
| 10. | noun | Aoga receives an honourable mention at the Kodansha Award for New Writers of Children’s Literature. | |
| 11. | noun | There are many books about George Harrison, and it seems there is no mention of a Florence. | |
| 12. | noun | Did somebody mention my name? | |
| 13. | noun | Would you go mention that to Tom? | |
| 14. | noun | The first mention of Bobruisk is dated 1387. | |
| 15. | noun | The next time you enjoy filet mignon at the club, send word to the chef that it was excellently prepared, and when a tired salesperson shows you unusual courtesy, please mention it. | |
| 16. | verb | Don't have to mention what radiation has done and is still doing to Hirsohima & Nagaski folks--there can be no doubts about the effects of radiation in Chernobyl....... | |
| 17. | verb | After asking me which tribe I belong to (thus assessing my sectarian background) he started hurling abuses at the Shia, calling them Persians, Majoos (fire worshippers), rabid dogs and a handful of other descriptions that I can't mention here. | |
| 18. | verb | Please don't mention my NY trip to anyone. | |
| 19. | verb | He didn't mention anything about it. | |
| 20. | verb | "It was beyond belief that they failed to mention something so significant. | |
| 21. | verb | (in the visa itself, it does not mention anything about which school I m suppose to attend, and problem is, the embassy here in DC are not too nice and would never answer ANY questions....) any advice please? | |
| 22. | verb | I have to mention that i recently separated the father into another cage close to the 'nest cage' because he and the mother were fighting. | |
| 23. | verb | Edit: Also I forgot to mention earlier, most (if not all) cruise ships also practice lifeboat drills weekly, and it is not uncommon to see them to actually launch the lifeboats into the water as part of their drill when you are in port. | |
| 24. | verb | I highly recommend that you do not use coiled/compact UVB bulbs as they are known to cause severe eye damage and/or blindness in reptiles not to mention they have trouble maintaining UVB output over time. | |
| 25. | verb | Not to mention the fact that they gave us our cats back not even 30 minutes after they were out from surgery. | |
| 26. | verb | I chose the later, but approached the front desk about the hotel policy to push over their responsibilities on local authorities, not to mention the good nights sleep i paid for but didnt get. | |
| 27. | verb | I found the hotel to be amazingly clean, not to mention very well adorned with many pleasant surprises. | |
| 28. | verb | Not to mention that the wait staff was about as pleasant as dealing with an angry bull. | |
| 29. | verb | "Thank you for helping me." "Don't mention it." | |
| 30. | verb | Nuclear power plants are dangerous, not to mention nuclear weapons. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| She made frequent mention of her promotion. |
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| There was no mention of it. |
|
| Although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention. |
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| The article includes mention of similar clinical cases. |
|
| The merest mention of his name made her angry. | |
| He made no mention of her request. | |
| Her mention of his name rang a bell. | |
| We combed police records of the incident but found no mention of witnesses seeing a tall, bearded man. | |
| Yes, I have heard mention of that, but I love to hear it from you. | |
| Aoga receives an honourable mention at the Kodansha Award for New Writers of Children’s Literature. | |
| There are many books about George Harrison, and it seems there is no mention of a Florence. | |
| Did somebody mention my name? | |
| Would you go mention that to Tom? | |
| The first mention of Bobruisk is dated 1387. | |
| The next time you enjoy filet mignon at the club, send word to the chef that it was excellently prepared, and when a tired salesperson shows you unusual courtesy, please mention it. | |
| verb | |
| Don't have to mention what radiation has done and is still doing to Hirsohima & Nagaski folks--there can be no doubts about the effects of radiation in Chernobyl....... |
|
| After asking me which tribe I belong to (thus assessing my sectarian background) he started hurling abuses at the Shia, calling them Persians, Majoos (fire worshippers), rabid dogs and a handful of other descriptions that I can't mention here. |
|
| Please don't mention my NY trip to anyone. |
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| He didn't mention anything about it. |
|
| "It was beyond belief that they failed to mention something so significant. |
|
| (in the visa itself, it does not mention anything about which school I m suppose to attend, and problem is, the embassy here in DC are not too nice and would never answer ANY questions....) any advice please? |
|
| I have to mention that i recently separated the father into another cage close to the 'nest cage' because he and the mother were fighting. |
|
| Edit: Also I forgot to mention earlier, most (if not all) cruise ships also practice lifeboat drills weekly, and it is not uncommon to see them to actually launch the lifeboats into the water as part of their drill when you are in port. |
|
| I highly recommend that you do not use coiled/compact UVB bulbs as they are known to cause severe eye damage and/or blindness in reptiles not to mention they have trouble maintaining UVB output over time. |
|
| Not to mention the fact that they gave us our cats back not even 30 minutes after they were out from surgery. |
|
| I chose the later, but approached the front desk about the hotel policy to push over their responsibilities on local authorities, not to mention the good nights sleep i paid for but didnt get. |
|
| I found the hotel to be amazingly clean, not to mention very well adorned with many pleasant surprises. |
|
| Not to mention that the wait staff was about as pleasant as dealing with an angry bull. |
|
| "Thank you for helping me." "Don't mention it." | |
| Nuclear power plants are dangerous, not to mention nuclear weapons. | |