How to Use ownership in a Sentence

ownership

noun
  • The company is under private ownership.
  • That was the end of the story for our ownership group but not, of course, for me.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 1 June 2023
  • That's the last year for which Hermès broke out his ownership of the firm.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Two weeks ago, the couple moved in, and they are getting used to the joys of home ownership.
    Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • And the new ownership group appears happy to be courted by the trio.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Alamo emerged from bankruptcy at the end of May 2021, under the ownership of League.
    Hillel Italie, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In those situations, the renter might not have a first right to ownership.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The focus of the new ownership group will be on turning the Hornets into a winning team.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • The head coach and ownership categories were added to this year’s survey.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The group took ownership of the team after all 32 NFL owners approved the deal on July 20.
    Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The Trust for Public Land then plans to transfer ownership of the remaining 130-odd open acres to the county.
    Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This surge in gun ownership is one of the many ways the United States remains singular, if not unique.
    Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The new ownership may want to completely detach the team from the Snyder era and forge a new identity.
    oregonlive, 21 July 2023
  • Last week, James Kennedy dropped the news of his ownership of Graham via Instagram.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 24 July 2023
  • Across Utah, rents have soared and home ownership has become a mere fantasy for the middle class.
    Sofia Jeremias, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • One year into Musk's ownership of X, the platform's finances are still shaky, though.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
  • They are sometimes thought of as a piece of ownership, like a patent or a copyright, establishing a claim on a share of profits.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Surprisingly, the invite prompted him to open up and take some ownership over his part in their painful breakup all those years ago.
    Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • One proposal was to disband the A’s and have Oakland ownership take over ownership of the Angels.
    Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The contract states that owners who sell the EV within the first year of ownership might not ever be able to buy one of the company’s vehicles again.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Alameda County, from whom Fisher bought his share in the land, should work with the city to repay Fisher, cancel the remaining debt, and leave the city with 100% ownership of the land.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • For others the ownership is opaque, while several can be traced to the Chinese government.
    Michael Forsythe, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Lourd is expected to be named CEO of the company under its new ownership.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In the catalog, the renowned museum with one of the world’s great art collections does not discuss the provenance, or ownership history, of the work.
    Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Creators that issue NFTs create a record of origin and ownership, which cannot be altered.
    Brian D. Evans, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2023
  • Gun ownership in the Southeast Asian country is high compared with other countries in the region.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Home ownership was supposed to be the American dream, the thing to which the entire middle class could not only aspire but also achieve.
    E. J. Antoni, National Review, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The music giant also denied having any ownership stake in Combs' Love Records label, for which Jones worked for about a year.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • For Cole, getting in on a slice of NBA ownership action isn’t surprising considering his deep love of the game.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2023
  • Ryan Reynolds is taking a break from soccer football-team ownership.
    Vulture, 10 July 2023

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