How to Use originate in a Sentence

originate

verb
Definition of originatenext
Synonyms for originatenext
  • The custom is believed to have originated in the western U.S.
  • The policy was originated by the previous administration.
  • The question is why milk continues to originate time and again.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • The track steeplechase, in all its puddled glory, likely originated from the horse event of the same name.
    — Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 3 Aug. 2024
  • That's where Atmosphere songs that have features originate.
    — Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa because the nerves originating in the brain cross over into the lower brain stem before entering the spinal column.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2024
  • Sally: Sally is another common name that originated as a nickname for Sarah.
    — Sarah Garone, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • This business of exhibiting marine mammals for shows originated in the West by SeaWorld and is still active.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2024
  • Noxious weeds have the same overwhelming effect on local ecosystems, but did not necessarily originate elsewhere.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
  • Tax bills must originate in the House but the Senate didn’t want to wait to act.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 11 June 2024
  • 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
  • The event opened with a dabke performance, a folk dance that originated in the region.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
  • While everything originates in the brain, this wasn’t a problem in her brain.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 7 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The two wildfires that are affecting Idaho originate near the West Coast.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2024
  • The young Freedmen’s Town grew, and by the 1920s, European immigrants had joined the Black men and women who originated it.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • This name originated from the pink flowers of the wild ground phlox that bloom in early spring in the eastern United States and Canada, according to Almanac.com.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The Adams Fire in Lake County, which burned 16 acres, was suspected to have originated from using a weed whacker in dry grass.
    — Cameron Duran, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
  • The same video, which originated on TikTok, was also shared on Facebook.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Whether the actor who originated the role in the 1590s wore a wax honker is unknown, but the stereotype was certainly familiar by then.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The Dalai Lama has been living there as a guest for more than six decades and calls himself a son of India because Buddhism originated in the country over 2,000 years ago.
    — Lobsang Sangay, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Paris Baguette originated in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In the past, her muscular support had originated down by her pelvis, but that was disrupted by the pregnancy and birth.
    — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023

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