How to Use ownership in a Sentence
ownership
noun- The company is under private ownership.
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Pet ownership in the US has risen over the past 30 years.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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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
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The state took over the project and ownership of the land from the JDA to bypass zoning votes.
—J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 26 Apr. 2022
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And the new ownership team is going to keep their eye on the ball.
—A Martínez, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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Japan has some of the world’s strictest laws on gun ownership.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
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At the conclusion of the lease, full ownership of the garage would transfer to the city.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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That's the last year for which Hermès broke out his ownership of the firm.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
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In a fair world, Ross would get stripped of his ownership.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
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The state’s farm groups are split on the land ownership issue.
—David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
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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
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That was on ownership, going back to the Bob Lurie days.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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And the new ownership group appears happy to be courted by the trio.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
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Stevens said that ownership will not hold him back, though.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
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The closest country is Yemen -- a place in the throes of a long civil war -- and even then, gun ownership is less than half the US.
—Peter Bergen, CNN, 25 May 2022
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Which suggests to me that Magic, who is now part of the Dodgers’ ownership group, learned quite well from Dr. Buss.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
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Alamo emerged from bankruptcy at the end of May 2021, under the ownership of League.
—Hillel Italie, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
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This creative freedom gives them a sense of ownership and pride in their work.
—Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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The massacre stunned the country and led to a ban on the private ownership of all handguns in mainland Britain.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 30 July 2024
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Legal title is the actual ownership of the land, such as whose name is on the deed.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
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In those situations, the renter might not have a first right to ownership.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
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The focus of the new ownership group will be on turning the Hornets into a winning team.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
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The head coach and ownership categories were added to this year’s survey.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
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The brewery has had a somewhat rocky road, but has survived changes in ownership and its name.
—Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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If guns and gun ownership are the problem, how can pro-gun people be part of the solution?
—Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
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Timmy Stamper, owner of Tracks in Wax, wants to sell the business after nearly 10 years of ownership.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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The form requires that claimants provide their full name, address, email, phone number and proof of ownership of a Facebook account via a link or screenshot.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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