ORIGIN in a Sentence
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392 example sentences for ORIGIN, such as:
1. Many Americans are African by origin.
2. You think the word's origin is Latin?
3. , of Stepney, the source and origin of the busts.
4. Evidence of their Asiatic origin is deduced from the.
5. A question on ethnic origin was included in the census.
2. You think the word's origin is Latin?
3. , of Stepney, the source and origin of the busts.
4. Evidence of their Asiatic origin is deduced from the.
5. A question on ethnic origin was included in the census.
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Meanings and Examples of ORIGIN
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origin
n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
n. the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
Classic Sentence: (208 in 14 pages)
1 There had also been a very strange custom, whose origin was unknown, of marching every Sunday morning past a boar's skull which was nailed to a post in the garden.
2 He delighted to live, barrack-fashion, among the elegant furniture, and he bullied the very pictures with his origin.
3 It was of Eastern origin, having been brought from the Holy Land; and the mixture of the cymbals and bells seemed to bid welcome at once, and defiance, to the knights as they advanced.
4 "This was, in fact, the origin of our acting," said Tom, after a moment's thought.
5 All that sounded extravagant or irrational in the progress of the reconciliation might have no origin but in the language of the relators.
6 Yet scarcely a single accent among the many afloat tonight could have such power to impress a listener with thoughts of its origin.
7 A few minutes later we were joined by a short, stout man whose olive face and coal-black hair proclaimed his Southern origin, though his speech was that of an educated Englishman.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
Context Highlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
8 , of Stepney, the source and origin of the busts.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
9 Fournaye, who is of Creole origin, is of an extremely excitable nature, and has suffered in the past from attacks of jealousy which have amounted to frenzy.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
10 Lily saw this now in Mrs. Gormer's unconcealable complacency, and in the happy irrelevance with which, for the next day or two, she quoted Bertha's opinions and speculated on the origin of her gown.
11 DEVIL-DAM, I do not know the origin of; TIT-BIT is obvious; PEQUOD, you will no doubt remember, was the name of a celebrated tribe of Massachusetts Indians; now extinct as the ancient Medes.
12 For at that time, and indeed until a comparatively late day, the precise origin of ambergris remained, like amber itself, a problem to the learned.
13 The spell was soon over, and Mrs. Pontellier could not help wondering if there were not a little imagination responsible for its origin, for the rose tint had never faded from her friend's face.
14 Evidence of their Asiatic origin is deduced from the.
15 American is justly proud of the origin of his nation, which.
Example Sentence: (184 in 13 pages)
1 Many Americans are African by origin.
2 There is widespread discrimination against doctors of Asian origin.
3 The term "black hole" is of very recent origin.
4 She made an interesting broadcast about the origin of modern music.
5 Many words in the English language are French in origin.
6 They are collecting this material at the points of origin.
7 A question on ethnic origin was included in the census.
8 Darwin generalized from many facts to reach his idea about the origin of man.
9 You again how boethius observed all still could not return to the origin.
10 Rivalries thus developed within the administration among officials of different places of origin.
11 You think the word's origin is Latin?
12 The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution, includes botany and zoology and all their subdivisions.
13 The archaeologist claimed that the skeleton was primeval origin, though in fact it was the remains of a modern day monkey.
14 Scientific findings that help explain the origins of the universe.
15 The debate about the origins of the universe has been going on throughout recorded history.