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.
• 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
• 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 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 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
• Comet Nishimura likely originated in the Oort Cloud, a far-away, mammoth collection of icy objects on the edge of the solar system.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
• Which is the best treatment approach depends on which organ the tumor originated from and how much the tumor has spread at the time of diagnosis.
  — Alexander Olawaiye, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2024
• Some say piñatas can be traced back to China, where paper-making originated.
  — Fabiola Sánchez, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2023
• Though used across North Africa, and especially in the central and western region known as the Maghreb, harissa originated in Tunisia.
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Most originate from the Sun, but others come from objects outside our solar system.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Nov. 2023
• The explosion likely originated in the rear left corner of the first floor of the two-story home, investigators said.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
• All the recent earthquakes recorded in the area originated near Chambers Mountain.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 17 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024