How to Use inception in a Sentence

inception

noun
  • The project has been shrouded in controversy from its inception.
  • We'll assist you at every stage from inception to completion.
  • Since its inception, the business has expanded to become a national retail chain.
  • Goodman has been the lead judge of the show since its inception in 2005.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The group has hosted over 1,500 campers in the five years since its inception.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 Aug. 2023
  • People think Grimes was a pop project, but the inception of Grimes was in punk and noise scenes.
    WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This event has come a long way since its inception in 2009.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • From its inception, the idea was to build Netflix on two tracks.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
  • More meme coins have emerged since the inception of fartcoin.
    Yun Li,jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Your products and services should be secure from inception to the hands of the users.
    Mike Kijewski, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • There’s been evolutions, of course, since its inception and about the end of World War I.
    IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
  • The song became the first title by two women in a lead role to open atop the chart since its inception in 1986.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Since its inception, the drive has helped nearly 2,000 people in the Phoenix area.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Since its inception, the church has stressed the importance of holy living and the need for revival.
    Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The trend, which also goes by uru uru nails and ice nails, has K-beauty to thank for its inception.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The event has raised over $7 million since its inception.
    Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Since its inception, dancehall has had its ebbs and flows in and out of pop culture.
    Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Horse racing has been part of The Times since the newspaper’s inception in 1851.
    Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Since its inception, the fund has awarded north of $2 million in cash and in-kind services to more than 280 films from all over the globe.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
  • There’s the date of inspiration or inception, and then there’s the date of recording that could be decades apart.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
  • In Our City has developed and grown in many ways since its inception in 2012.
    Douglas Hook, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2022
  • The whiskies that make up the blend have matured under the watch of all five of the master blenders Royal Salute has had since its inception.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Texans have worn Deep Steel Blue helmets with all of their uniforms since the team’s inception.
    Mark Lane, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022
  • Lovers & Friends has been plagued by hiccups since its inception in 2020.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024
  • Swizz hopped in the comments and replied to someone, pointing out that Verzuz has been on X since its inception.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
  • Matthews has been a co-owner of the women's soccer team since its inception in 2020.
    Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Fashion has been as much a part of the Kentucky Derby as the race itself since its inception.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2022
  • With the inception of spring comes unpredictable weather, and for the next few months, the weather will inevitably get wet and gross.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The campaign has raised over $10 million since its inception.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
  • Mulaney, a longtime fan who had listened to the podcast since its inception, repeatedly congratulated Maron on making the choice to go out on his own terms.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2025

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