How to Use origin in a Sentence

origin

noun

• Her ethnic origins are French.
• Even the origin story of the sword in the stone gets questioned.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2022
• This was a far cry from the origin story that the team had been told.
  — refinery29.com, 9 July 2018
• The fire’s origin appeared to be from a heater that was in a wall.
  — cleveland, 19 Feb. 2021
• 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
• The cause and origin of the fire has not yet been reported.
  — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• 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 gray stain on the white sofa only a handful of us knew the true origin of.
  — Edgar Gomez, Longreads, 13 June 2017
• This approach places the burden of proof on the country of origin.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Oct. 2021
• That speaks to the origin of my drag style, where all of my drag was monster drag.
  — vanityfair.com, 26 June 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
• Among the lore that survived is the Chumash origin myth.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
• Of course it should be awarded to its country of origin.
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2019
• One of the better things about this movie is its awareness of the origin story trap.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2021
• The word is Japanese in origin and can be a headache for some.
  — Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2017
• Despite being heard for miles, no one seems to know the origin.
  — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2020
• The official died in the two-thousands, and, along with him, the origin of the tale.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2021
• Here's a look at the origin of the names of our arenas, stadiums and venues.
  — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 25 June 2018
• The Duttons have an origin story, and it will now be told.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2022
• So this opens up a whole new world of places to explore to understand our origins.
  — National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2017
• Pinot Nero, French in origin, is a tough grape to grow.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
• And the absence of an emblem doesn’t change origins of rancour.
  — John Kinsella, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
• The hot dog’s origin story is murky, but a few things are concrete.
  — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, 3 July 2018
• Poe origin story and one of the film’s more compelling aspects.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• The origins of this name or the trend, in general, are unclear to me, though.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 26 Oct. 2017
• If my life were a comic book, this would be my origin story.
  — John J. Miller, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
• The character’s origin in the comics was mired in racist stereotypes.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 3 Sep. 2021
• Not every Asian can trace their origin from the same country.
  — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 13 May 2022
• Most lightning just bounces around within its cloud of origin.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 10 Feb. 2020
• The shop makes and sells single-origin chocolate bars, bonbons and spreads.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024