How to Use compilation in a Sentence

compilation

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  • The CD is a compilation of greatest hits.
  • The compilations double as right-off-the-bat plot twists.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2023
  • For instance, the loss is something like the good old compilation tape.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
  • And the coolest thing for young people is to make compilations again, analog stuff.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 May 2023
  • Give your compilation a name and tap Create—the app will take you straight to your new, empty playlist.
    — David Nield, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
  • This compilation is made up of some of their most iconic songs.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Catch us blasting the entire compilation, out July 21, in the car, at the beach and in the office all summer long.
    — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 20 June 2023
  • The compilation allows readers to binge the series as it was meant to be: one six-chapter kind of book.
    — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The compilation clip could, at a push, be used as a sort of generational Rorschach test.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos and albums that dropped this week.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
  • So in a way, this compilation has a relevance to it (for younger people).
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Released in June 2020 as part of a Mexican Summer compilation, that song was the start of a brand new sound for Williamson.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
  • RuPaul is ringing in the new year with a brand-new compilation album!
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The video, which the park posted on social media last week, is a compilation of shots captured by a trail camera.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
  • On the same day, Bernstein shared a matching Instagram post that included a compilation of clips of the duo.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • Mary Mary released their last album Go Get It — a compilation of their greatest hits — in 2012.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The video was a compilation pulled from the five officers' body cameras and the dashboard camera of the officer who pulled Allan over.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • First Country is a compilation of new country songs, videos & albums that dropped this week.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The compilation featured sweet clips of Willis spending quality time with his loved ones.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The compilation record will be available digitally as well as in two-LP and two-CD formats.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
  • In a compilation video, which shows several young kids having eggs smashed on their heads, the children all react with shock and dismay.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The compilation was intended as the first volume in a run of sonic magazines.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Until Beard plays them a compilation video of their time together, which has everyone blubbering and out of sorts to start the game.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
  • Definitely, a Scott compilation would be very high on my list.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This led to fans posting clips or video compilations of moments from the show on social media, which drew a lot of harsh comments and reactions from people.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
  • And Riddle of Fire starts to feel like a compilation of distracting gimmicks instead of a genuine story.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • On July 25, The Voice alum uploaded a compilation video on Instagram that showed highlights from her life.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 Aug. 2023
  • He's been sweeping awards season, winning the Critics Choice Award for best song and the Grammy for best compilation soundtrack for visual media.
    — Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • So the play is a compilation of a wide variety of Black women’s experiences?
    — Robin D.g. Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • To study predatory events like these around the world, researchers have created a compilation of large carnivore attacks from the past 70 years.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2023

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