How to Use limitation in a Sentence

limitation

noun
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  • They have placed a limitation on the amount of time we have available.
  • But a lot of this is limitations the Lakers were forced to deal with after bad deals in the two years following the title.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Sam struggles with her dad’s emotional limitations and experiences the universal moment when the parental bond is tested.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In 2019, though, the limitation on the IRS was removed.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
  • At peak, the canal’s limitations allow for a 50-foot draft to pass through.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
  • The other limitation is that your kiddo has to be facing in, either in the front or the back.
    — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • But there is the limitation, though, that at some point the mountain doesn’t go any higher.
    — Jacopo Pasotti, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The team meets the limitations of a beer and wine license with creative gumption, in the form of cocktails laced with sake and shochu.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Part of that could be due to the limitations handed to the creators, who weren’t allowed to post videos of the actual events.
    — Marah Eakin, WIRED, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Rock, rap, pop, R&B and country artists don’t have those limitations, so why should Latin artists?
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Donald can’t hit those high notes, but the sound of Donald working within his limitations is the sound of Steely Dan to me.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2023
  • But Take Note The biggest limitation is that the gun blaster needs to be connected via a short wire to the vest receiver.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Not one of the passengers on that ship perceived their age as a limitation.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Flag football, on the other hand, faces few of those limitations.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 June 2024
  • Sometimes, owners won’t even be on the same flight with their pets due to certain limitations.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
  • That could be considered a limitation, since many will wonder what’s the point of a movie that tells us nothing new.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
  • The jumpsuit’s chocolate brown hue and loose draping which is perfect to wear to a workout class and beyond the limitations of a gym.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
  • And, at the same time, provides many more of us with a positive road map of how to live with and transcend the limitations of mental illness.
    — Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
  • Some are more nuanced, such as flight crew rest limitations.
    — Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 20 July 2024
  • In any legal action, the limitations of the NCAA and its enforcement staff could become key.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Your bathroom scale has its strengths, but also quite a few limitations.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • The health agency acknowledged some limitations of the study.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The pocket hole screws method suffers from the same limitation as the previous technique on this list—the breaking force is all focused in a very small area.
    — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 26 July 2023
  • This was the act of someone with no propriety, no limitations, and no conscience.
    — Al Pacino, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
  • The nature of resale limitations comes down to how a ticket is defined.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
  • His team puzzled over the stuck fasteners and the limitations posed by the container’s quarantine in a sealed box.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • It’s been coming up a lot lately, the limitations imposed on unions by the Railway Labor Act.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 28 July 2024
  • This, however, didn’t sit well with many seniors who have physical limitations and can’t reach to throw their trash in the large bins.
    — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Cole’s case demonstrates both the hope and limitations of phage therapy.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The judges love chefs who pull off dishes with low end ingredients over high end when the challenge gives you limitations.
    — Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024

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