How to Use origin in a Sentence
origin
noun- Her ethnic origins are French.
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In both cases, the origin of the fire was in the garage, but the second fire spread to the attic area.
— Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024 -
The film presents Doctor Strange’s origin story — and at least pays lip service to modern physics.
— Dan Falk, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Here are edited excepts from our conversation: Tell us a little bit about the origin story of the film.
— Matt Stevens, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2023 -
Despite the winning origin story, the third installment hasn’t gotten the best reviews.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Feb. 2023 -
Located at 7300 Lantern Road, the church's name harkens to its origin story.
— Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2023 -
Gao isn’t only hoping to spotlight Chinese coffee culture through single-origin espresso pulls.
— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023 -
The spread has sparked a push from local and federal officials, along with some politicians, who have decried the spread of misinformation and outlandish claims about the origins of the storms.
— Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Grogu’s resemblance to the Jedi master sparked immediate questions about his origin story.
— Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023 -
The towering structure is located just off Highway 1 on a cliff at the end of a suburban street, just one of the many eccentric details about its origin story.
— Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2023 -
The watch will come with its box and papers, making this a perfect example to celebrate the origins of MB&F deep creativity.
— Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024 -
That’s when JanSport is (very briefly) celebrating its origin story with the launch of the Retro Series, with a throwback in both design and price.
— Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 -
The hair color gel is made with 92 percent natural-origin ingredients, like oat flakes, which help to protect the scalp, and inula flower, which will help brighten your hair color.
— Jenna Clark, Women's Health, 17 Feb. 2023 -
Made with 90% natural-origin ingredients, the glosses contain hyaluronic acid and cherry oil for ultimate comfort and promise up to six hours of volume and shine.
— Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Even the origin story of the sword in the stone gets questioned.
— Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2022 -
The fire’s origin appeared to be from a heater that was in a wall.
— cleveland, 19 Feb. 2021 -
This was a far cry from the origin story that the team had been told.
— refinery29.com, 9 July 2018 -
The origin could be tied to the back of a sewer plant where a fire sparked last year.
— Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2021 -
Pinot Nero, French in origin, is a tough grape to grow.
— Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021 -
The official died in the two-thousands, and, along with him, the origin of the tale.
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2021 -
The origin dates on each matched the date of the file, or at most was one or two days away from it.
— James Warren, The Hive, 12 Dec. 2017 -
The cause and origin of the fire has not yet been reported.
— Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2019 -
That speaks to the origin of my drag style, where all of my drag was monster drag.
— vanityfair.com, 26 June 2017 -
Among the lore that survived is the Chumash origin myth.
— Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021 -
The gray stain on the white sofa only a handful of us knew the true origin of.
— Edgar Gomez, Longreads, 13 June 2017 -
Here's a look at the origin of the names of our arenas, stadiums and venues.
— Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 25 June 2018 -
The word is Japanese in origin and can be a headache for some.
— Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2017 -
Details of their port of origin and what caused the boat to sink were not released.
— Mark Price The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 13 Oct. 2022 -
The origin of the chips are said to be linked to Belgium and France for distinct reasons.
— Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 12 July 2024 -
This approach places the burden of proof on the country of origin.
— Anchorage Daily News, 5 Oct. 2021
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