How to Use genesis in a Sentence

genesis

noun
  • That was the genesis of the movie, how that came about.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • So that’s kind of the genesis block of why we got involved in the space.
    Byjustin Doom, Fortune Crypto, 9 June 2023
  • And pretty much that was the genesis of the whole movie.
    Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The genesis of the movie was a trip to Taiwan with your dad four years ago.
    Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2020
  • So, what was the genesis of the idea behind Fever-Tree?
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The genesis of the most pivotal year in hip-hop began in the summer of 1987.
    Keith Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The park’s genesis was shaped by the project’s research phase.
    Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 22 Apr. 2021
  • That was the genesis for my conviction that now's the time.
    Bruce Rogers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • So what was the genesis of the movement that spawned a million memes?
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The genesis of this chorus was born out of this tragedy, and in it, this sense of activism.
    Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • So, anyway, that was the genesis of the project, to try to find answers to this question.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • So the genesis of Netanyahu can be seen through this lens.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The genesis of the mosque began in 2012 — the year the Al Salam Foundation was founded.
    Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Eskenazi recalls the genesis of the project in the ’50s.
    Ted Loos, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2021
  • That was the genesis of treasure fever in the United States; from then on, the hunt for shipwrecks was on.
    Chad Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2020
  • All of these details can help the provider more quickly suss out the genesis of your puffy node.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Johns follows the genesis of the piece and the hardscrabble careers of Richter and Mahr.
    BostonGlobe.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Read on to see what else Jam has to say about the album’s genesis and legacy.
    Kenneth Partridge, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2019
  • More than anything else, Jordan's shot was the genesis of the Bulls’ come-up.
    Larry Starks, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The genesis of the novel dates to summer 1999, when King was hit by a van in Maine and almost killed.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 June 2021
  • What were the origins, or creative genesis, of the ideas and themes behind Suzume?
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2023
  • That sense of purpose was central to the event’s genesis.
    James Manso, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
  • There’s still a twangy undertone, though, in both the Music Row genesis of the songs and the lilt of the production.
    Natalie Weiner, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2021
  • But the genesis of the script goes back to several years before.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Now was the right time to make the film; a beautiful portrait of the genesis of a true storyteller and artist.
    Julie Delpy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2021
  • So how does the IRS determine the genesis of a payment?
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That was the genesis of the Revivalists, the most successful New Orleans rock band of the past 20 years.
    Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 8 Jan. 2021
  • In the caption of the post, the singer reflected on the making of the album and the period in his life that gave it its genesis.
    Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
  • Second genesis, in the business of origin of life, just means that life has arisen more than once.
    Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2022
  • Progress to the mid-1800s, and the genesis of paper photography, and images show Notre Dame – then the tallest building in view – towering over the French capital.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024

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