How to Use originate in a Sentence

originate

verb

• The sound seemed to originate from outside the room.
• He did not originate the idea.
• The book originated as a series of lectures.
• The custom is believed to have originated in the western U.S.
• The policy was originated by the previous administration.
• These stories originated during earlier times.
• According to the artist, the idea for each painting originates as a series of mental snapshots from his past.
  — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 19 Sep. 2024
• The data will expand the city's ability to prove where offensive odors originate and give officials more data to enforce actions against violators who fail to fix problems.
  — Jason Clayworth, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
• Tax bills must originate in the House but the Senate didn’t want to wait to act.
  — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 11 June 2024
• The term coleslaw originates from the Dutch word koosla (kool for cabbage and sla for salad).
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
• It’s named after pearls, which are the oldest precious stone and the only one that originates in the sea.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2023
• Tveit originated the lead male role in the stage production, which earned him a Tony Award in 2021.
  — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 21 June 2024
• Ebels, well known for its meats and jerky, originated in Falmouth and has been around since 1920.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2023
• The event opened with a dabke performance, a folk dance that originated in the region.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
• The term was coined by journalist Daphne K. Lee years ago, and originates from the Chinese term 'bàofùxìng áoyè.
  — Casey Clark, Parents, 12 Aug. 2024
• But the hottest topic seemed to be one that didn’t originate in Washington at all.
  — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
• Both semis and the long head of the biceps femoris originate at the ischial tuberosity in the pelvis—and that’s important.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
• While everything originates in the brain, this wasn’t a problem in her brain.
  — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2023
• The track steeplechase, in all its puddled glory, likely originated from the horse event of the same name.
  — Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 3 Aug. 2024
• The question is why milk continues to originate time and again.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
• The map below shows where reports in the U.S. have originated, dating back to 1993.
  — USA Today, 30 Mar. 2023
• Or it might be named after the town of Chester, England, about where this type of pie most likely originated.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
• The butter crock originated in the late 1800s, and using one simply involves adding water to the dish’s base.
  — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
• The holiday originated from the story of Esther, which is in the Hebrew bible.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
• Most of the iron on those larger bodies is in their core, not their crust, where meteorites originate.
  — Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 6 Apr. 2023
• The soft, creamy cheese is made from cow’s milk and originated in Camembert, Normandy, in northern France.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
• This is Chongqing Lao Zao, a restaurant that specializes in hot pot, which is said to have originated in Chongqing.
  — Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
• To call someone ‘nice,’ originating from the Latin nescire, was an insult for its first two thousand years.
  — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• The story originated in rumor-filled and—in the style of the day—source-free newspaper accounts that soon appeared.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• No one knows for sure where pomegranates originated, but they are thought to be native to ancient Persia (now Iran).
  — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024