How to Use birthplace in a Sentence

birthplace

noun

• New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
• He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
• The birthplace of aviation is also the hub of the nation’s largest paved trail network.
  — John Pana, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2022
• Garr claimed Los Angeles as her birthplace, though many reference sources cite Lakewood, Ohio.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
• Scientists think that a young Neptune lost speed and allowed itself to be reined in by the sun’s gravity, leaving behind its methane cache as a clue of its far-flung birthplace.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
• Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, recently abolished most of its male guardianship requirements.
  — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
• The fundraiser organizer said the family would like to transport the man from California to Guatemala, his birthplace, for burial.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
• The school, founded in 1819, is known at the birthplace of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2022
• The cologne is rich with the scents that make up its birthplace.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• The torch was first lit in April at the site of ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Games.
  — Susan Baek, NBC News, 23 July 2024
• That city is best known as the birthplace of the Jackson 5.
  — Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
• At least 25 places in the North and the South claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day.
  — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
• By the 2000s, CBGB had gained icon status as the birthplace of punk.
  — Charles Moss, SPIN, 8 July 2024
• It's thought to be the birthplace of the tequila sunrise.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
• At the same time, Li maintained ties to his birthplace.
  — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2022
• It is also known as the birthplace of the Wendy’s restaurant chain.
  — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
• New York's Harlem neighborhood is thought by many to be the birthplace of drag balls in the 1860s.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
• There are artists from around the world coming in to see the birthplace of where this all started.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
• The site played a key role in the Arab Spring while also being the birthplace of the Milkshake Duck meme.
  — Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
• Hindus believe the site of the mosque was the exact birthplace of their god Ram.
  — Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2022
• This was a nod to Abney’s birthplace and love of her hometown.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 June 2024
• The curious thing about all this is that no one seems to agree on Sumac’s birthplace.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• Oh, and the birthplace of techno still knows how to throw a rave to rival anywhere else.
  — Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
• Also, a plaque that marks the site as the birthplace of the American League will remain.
  — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
• The African country is world renowned as being the birthplace of coffee.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 May 2023
• In the 1970s, Marin was the groovy epicenter of the Grateful Dead and the birthplace of the renegade sport of mountain biking.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2022
• The list noted that most of those named were born outside the U.S. or had an unknown birthplace.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Otieno was an aspiring hip-hop artist who moved to the US from his birthplace of Kenya at the age of 4, Krudys has said.
  — Sara Smart, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
• The family has lived in Haifa, Mr. Awwad’s birthplace, for the past half-year.
  — Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
• This isn’t the first time the brand has referenced its birthplace, either.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 June 2022

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024