How to Use originator in a Sentence

originator

noun
  • Despite the originator of the story changing with the two projects, the work remained the same.
    Scott King, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Chope Benavides and his wife, Lupe, the originator of the chile con queso recipe, took over in the 1940s.
    Maggie Hennessy, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • Rappers like Drake and Travis Scott have paid tribute to the originator in song.
    Chris O'Connell, Chron, 15 May 2022
  • The originators are counting on low voter turnout to push it through.
    Cquinn, cleveland, 15 July 2023
  • And that’s when Tom realized his own grandmother was not the originator of the beloved dessert.
    Betsy Cribb, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2020
  • But players agree on one thing: Lamar Stevens, known for his hard-nosed defense, toughness, and grit, was the originator.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2021
  • There is good news and bad news for big mortgage originators: The market is shrinking.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Neither is China, the originator of the virus, for the opposite reason.
    The New York Daily News, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023
  • While not named, the originator of gonzo journalism loomed over the production.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
  • His legal theory, its own originator told him, was bound to lose 9-0 before the Supreme Court.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 17 June 2022
  • Rema praised Gomez and the originators of Afrobeats, including Shala, in his speech.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Generally, good work has one author, one true originator, and the rest of us are functions of what that person wants and needs in order to be great and to make great art.
    Benjamin Wallace, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2021
  • When this happens, the originator of the plant will receive royalties from the other growers.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Now, Palahniuk, originator of the characters and story, has weighed in with his own response.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Ferrell, a West Virginia native who flirts with bluegrass, brought the tune closer to the originator’s own twang, and added a high harmony part to the chorus that sent the song out of the sticks and into liftoff.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Grande is inheriting the role of Glinda from Broadway originator Kristin Chenoweth, who gave her a stamp of approval when the movie’s casting was announced in 2021.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Invest Detroit will serve as loan originator, according to the news relsease.
    Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The originator of the transactions will bear the charge except for inward remittances, which will be borne by the recipient.
    Pk Senyo, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Like many large banks, JPMorgan Chase was once a major originator of student loans but decided to get out of that business in 2013.
    Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Critics, and even the idea’s originators, question its value.
    Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Each pin on the map includes the location, whether a county or specific manor or hotel, recipe and creative originator.
    Maria Eberhart, baltimoresun.com, 15 July 2021
  • Frank Pepe is widely recognized as the originator of New Haven-style pizza and specifically the white clam pizza.
    Ali Slagle, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The iPhone transformed the Mac originator into the world’s most valuable corporation.
    Larry Light, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Although there are many brands that offer mini purses today, Fendi was the originator behind the baguette.
    Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Hadid is hardly the originator of the celebrity makeup-free social media post.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 June 2022
  • Buddy's Pizza, known as the originator of Detroit-style pizza is marching on with more growth and will open its newest location in Okemos on April 4.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2022
  • An explosion of Austen adaptations in the '90s reshaped the Regency image through a contemporary lens, and the reign of Firth as the originator of the Darcy look continues to present day.
    Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 10 Apr. 2022
  • According to Housing Wire, Caliber ranked as the nation’s sixth-largest originator of home loans and refinancings in 2020.
    Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Akira Kurosawa, the originator of the entire action movie genre, emerged from the American occupation of Japan.
    Jodi Cilley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Rival drugs entering the market lack sufficient sales volume to be able to offer the same level of rebates to PBMs that originator firms can provide.
    Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023

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