How to Use limitation in a Sentence

limitation

noun
  • They have placed a limitation on the amount of time we have available.
  • In 2019, though, the limitation on the IRS was removed.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
  • Of course, the last few years have shown the Mets both the benefits and limitations of a good start.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The only limitation is the depth of the water, as the wheels do have to stay in contact with the bottom of the pool.
    — Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • There is no statute of limitation on rape in the state of Maryland.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2022
  • The only limitation is their feet must reach the foot rest so they can be strapped in.
    — Carole E. Barrowman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Karren agreed with Atchely and found that the statute of limitation had passed.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2021
  • But that is not the limitation of the vision of the president.
    — ABC News, 25 July 2021
  • And the once-per-year rollover limitation doesn’t apply to this one.
    — Leonard Sloane, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
  • At peak, the canal’s limitations allow for a 50-foot draft to pass through.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
  • The key to this promo is that there is no odds limitation.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2022
  • And in that respect, there are limitations on what the show — and what Fallon — can and will do.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 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
  • These are just a few of the 13 IRS statute of limitation rules everyone should know.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • The most unique provision in Capriglione’s bill is the limitation to those 18 years and older.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The 24-year-old did not make the eight-woman final based on a limitation of two per country.
    — Kaila White, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
  • For many of you, this bad habit seems to be your addiction to limitation.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Still, the authors note in the study that the lack of racial and ethnic diversity is a limitation.
    — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The only thing that should ever be a limitation is your own dream.
    — NBC News, 19 Dec. 2021
  • One limitation of the study is the small number of states analyzed.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • That limitation, no fault of Shellum’s, does weigh on this book.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Under the draft bill, the limitations would be made permanent.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Still, the preseason also showed limitations that both rookies will have to overcome to earn meaningful roles this season.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025

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