How to Use in name in a Sentence

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• The slight tweak in name, along with adding words to the name, suggests a wholly fresh start.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2024
• Hollowed to the core, the Haitian state exists in name only.
  — Monique Clesca, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
• There are more Targaryens out there, if not in name, and their dragons await.
  — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 14 July 2024
• Dunne has raked in millions in name, image and likeness (NIL) deals.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2024
• This is not only a board refreshment in name, but in substance as well.
  — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
• That has not stopped the liberal base from focusing their ire on the group, viewing them as Democrats in name only.
  — Marianna Sotomayor, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
• Advertisement Peel back the details and the connection to the Padres is in name and paycheck only.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
• The sake sorbet is a nod to the banana ice Popsicles that once lined Taiwanese freezer shelves in the 1950s—creamy, sweet, and banana in name only.
  — Clarissa Wei, AFAR Media, 13 May 2025
• Not just in the athletic budgets but also in name, image and likeness (NIL) deals.
  — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
• Although Matlock has returned to the screen in name, that’s about where the similarities end with the new reboot.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
• Less money, more problems Then there are the promotions in name only.
  — Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
• For the past decade, DU vs. Colorado College hockey has been a rivalry in name only.
  — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
• So cheese shown here is the cheapest possible Swiss cheese and really in name only.
  — Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
• So the budget deadline isn’t really met — only in name.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
• Findings by Breyer, based on the briefs, could put the PCA under such scrutiny as to permit an injunction in fact or in name,.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2025
• The approaches sound similar in name but are in fact very different.
  — Daniel Kurtzer, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2023
• Buffalo Trace updated the description of their source grains in 2024, which have changed in name only.
  — Chris Perugini, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• And while the secret menu might be secret in name, Tran and her team pride themselves on sharing the secret without hesitation.
  — Kadee Blakely, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
• Will fans be more interested in these games if all but the championship ones are special, mostly, in name only?
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
• What the Galaxy lacked in name recognition on Sunday night was more than made up for by their youthful vitality.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
• With white flight pushing most second-generation Greeks out to the suburbs, Greektown was soon Greek in name only.
  — Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
• The court’s May 25 ruling (pdf) in favor of the plaintiffs was technically unanimous, but in name only.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 25 May 2023
• This is not the first time Aldi has faced a lawsuit over its store-brand products looking overtly similar in name, color and design to other brands.
  — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
• He has been noted not to be a boss in name only, but someone who actively participates in the day-to-day running of A-1 Auto Transport.
  — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
• This can include changes in name, pronouns, clothing, haircuts, and using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
  — Thaddeus Cramer, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023
• But as celebrities who are now royals in name only, the couple has to generate their buzz and cultural relevance on their own.
  — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
• Those women — except for the lone Republican — sponsored the resolution that, in name, promised to offer them equal rights.
  — Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
• This changed in the 2021 NCAA ruling allowing athletes to participate in name, image and likeness deals.
  — Rahul Mukherjee, Axios, 20 July 2024
• At a time when corporations are coming under pressure, a change in name may be the only way to ensure such programs can continue.
  — Taryn Palumbo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
• More than 150 years ago, a San Francisco whaler noticed something about killer whales that scientists may be about to formally recognize — at least in name.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024