plural badges
1
: a device or token especially of membership in a society or group
2
: a characteristic mark
3
: an emblem awarded for a particular accomplishment
4
British
: button sense 1b
Solicitors have reacted with dismay after Staffordshire courts ordered them to remove "political" badges.—
Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
badged; badging; badges
: to mark or distinguish (someone or something) with or as if with a badge
Guests arrived and were counted and badged.—The New Yorker
The New YorkerThey were dressed in uniform, too, but theirs were everyday uniforms, not ceremonial. Dark olive cloth, worn and creased, badged here and there with the unfamiliar insignia of their rank.—Lee Child
Lee ChildMy daughter's hands were raw and scraped from shucking four hundred oysters the night before, her knuckles badged with tiny, brilliant, forming scabs.—William Boyd
William BoydExamples of badge in a Sentence
Noun
The policeman flashed his badge.
Don't forget to wear your name badge.
The receptionist glanced at my visitor's badge.
She earned 10 merit badges in scouting.
She was wearing a badge that read “Support your local library.”
Recent Examples on the WebClaire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Clad in a tailored bright blue NASA uniform sporting her mission badges and a red name badge denoting her status as a U.S. Marine, Mann shared her story of her journey from a high school soccer field to living in a space station 250 miles above the planet.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Perez gave up his badge and agreed to six months probation.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
Exclusive drink specials, party cup, badge, lanyard with bottle opener and afterparty.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
During the badges’ centuries of popularity, pilgrims came to use them as more than protective amulets.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
So far, users have tallied more than 1.1 million badges , said Ann Weeby, senior vice president of Trailhead.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The circumference of the face features special symbols representing Schumacher’s seven F1 victories, his racing helmet, and the Prancing Horse badge.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
Hunt badged into her office and proceeded through security.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
Unlike Audi, which will build its own engines, Porsche was believed to be looking to badge an existing F1 engine program by taking over Red Bull Powertrains, which the race team set up when its engine supplier Honda announced plans to quit the sport.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2023
Netflix employees were badging out of the Icon, the streaming giant’s cantilevered glass tower.
—Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
An Alfa Romeo–badged baby-changing station replaces the standard trunk cover and slides in and out as needed.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
The Nightshade edition turns the grille, rear bumper, and badges black and now features eye-catching bronze wheels.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023
There will be an online offering, available only to badge holders, which will see certain films have online screenings that start the day after the in-person premiere, available for a 48-hour viewing window.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
In another initiative aimed at boosting revenue, Twitter plans to start charging companies to maintain the gold check-mark verification badges the company introduced in December, which replaced the blue check-marks for businesses.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
Noun
The small reptile was even given a badge and uniform and took photos with officers.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Clad in a tailored bright blue NASA uniform sporting her mission badges and a red name badge denoting her status as a U.S. Marine, Mann shared her story of her journey from a high school soccer field to living in a space station 250 miles above the planet.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Perez gave up his badge and agreed to six months probation.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
Exclusive drink specials, party cup, badge, lanyard with bottle opener and afterparty.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
During the badges’ centuries of popularity, pilgrims came to use them as more than protective amulets.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
So far, users have tallied more than 1.1 million badges , said Ann Weeby, senior vice president of Trailhead.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The circumference of the face features special symbols representing Schumacher’s seven F1 victories, his racing helmet, and the Prancing Horse badge.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Verb
All SLs are now badged as Mercedes-AMG rather than Mercedes-Benz.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
Hunt badged into her office and proceeded through security.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
Unlike Audi, which will build its own engines, Porsche was believed to be looking to badge an existing F1 engine program by taking over Red Bull Powertrains, which the race team set up when its engine supplier Honda announced plans to quit the sport.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2023
Netflix employees were badging out of the Icon, the streaming giant’s cantilevered glass tower.
—Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
An Alfa Romeo–badged baby-changing station replaces the standard trunk cover and slides in and out as needed.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
The Nightshade edition turns the grille, rear bumper, and badges black and now features eye-catching bronze wheels.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023
There will be an online offering, available only to badge holders, which will see certain films have online screenings that start the day after the in-person premiere, available for a 48-hour viewing window.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
In another initiative aimed at boosting revenue, Twitter plans to start charging companies to maintain the gold check-mark verification badges the company introduced in December, which replaced the blue check-marks for businesses.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
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badge
noun
: a mark or sign worn to show that a person belongs to a certain group, class, or rank
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