How to Use genesis in a Sentence
genesis
noun-
That sense of purpose was central to the event’s genesis.
— James Manso, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024 -
Amazon’s web services arm had its genesis in Cape Town.
— Jackie Bischof, Quartz Africa, 26 Feb. 2021 -
While Nike was founded in 1964, Puma had its genesis decades earlier.
— Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2021 -
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 -
The image of a long line of Renault 18s loaded with fuel canisters speeding down the road stayed in my mind and became the genesis of this film.
— Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024 -
This sparked a series of diversity training and the genesis of the Racial Bias in Retail Study.
— Pascale Diverlus, refinery29.com, 9 Feb. 2021 -
Creators analyzed lies and their taxonomy, their genesis, their purveyors, and their victims.
— Eric McQuade, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2020 -
That was the genesis of the Riverbend Skate Path, a two-and-a-half-mile skate path that now winds through the city, and has been a blessing during a season of isolation.
— Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021 -
The genesis of the club goes back nearly 80 years to the formation of a works team at the Ferranti engineering works in Edinburgh.
— Bobby McMahon, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021 -
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 -
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 -
So, anyway, that was the genesis of the project, to try to find answers to this question.
— Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023 -
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 -
Johns follows the genesis of the piece and the hardscrabble careers of Richter and Mahr.
— BostonGlobe.com, 24 Mar. 2021 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
The genesis was both the Boston Globe Spotlight team articles and the podcast.
— Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2024 -
While the center has publicly sought to sell its naming rights for the past five years, the genesis of the announcement stretches back further than that.
— Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2024
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