in the name of

phrase

1

: by authority of

open in the name of the law

2

: for the reason of : using the excuse of

called for reforms in the name of progress

Examples of in the name of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Farther down the same rice belt, Indonesia's agriculture ministry counts more than 30,000 hectares of rice hit by drought, over 12,000 of them a total loss, in a country that recently halted rice imports in the name of self-sufficiency. — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

When a performance artist with an endless amount of fetish gear decides to turn the young horndog into a personal project, the scene is set for a sample platter of deviancy in the name of discovery. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

All of this felt like another admission of defeat—officials destroying Seattle in the name of saving it. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Biological specimens Liquid exceptions can be made in the name of science. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for in the name of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove