How to Use birthplace in a Sentence

birthplace

noun

• New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
• He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
• The cologne is rich with the scents that make up its birthplace.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• The torch was first lit in April at the site of ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Games.
  — Susan Baek, NBC News, 23 July 2024
• That city is best known as the birthplace of the Jackson 5.
  — Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
• At least 25 places in the North and the South claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day.
  — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
• By the 2000s, CBGB had gained icon status as the birthplace of punk.
  — Charles Moss, SPIN, 8 July 2024
• It's thought to be the birthplace of the tequila sunrise.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
• At the same time, Li maintained ties to his birthplace.
  — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2022
• It is also known as the birthplace of the Wendy’s restaurant chain.
  — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
• Just across campus is the birthplace of the Atomic Age.
  — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022
• New York's Harlem neighborhood is thought by many to be the birthplace of drag balls in the 1860s.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
• There are artists from around the world coming in to see the birthplace of where this all started.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
• The site played a key role in the Arab Spring while also being the birthplace of the Milkshake Duck meme.
  — Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
• Hindus believe the site of the mosque was the exact birthplace of their god Ram.
  — Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2022
• This was a nod to Abney’s birthplace and love of her hometown.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 June 2024
• The curious thing about all this is that no one seems to agree on Sumac’s birthplace.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• Oh, and the birthplace of techno still knows how to throw a rave to rival anywhere else.
  — Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
• Also, a plaque that marks the site as the birthplace of the American League will remain.
  — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
• The African country is world renowned as being the birthplace of coffee.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 May 2023
• In the 1970s, Marin was the groovy epicenter of the Grateful Dead and the birthplace of the renegade sport of mountain biking.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2022
• The list noted that most of those named were born outside the U.S. or had an unknown birthplace.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Otieno was an aspiring hip-hop artist who moved to the US from his birthplace of Kenya at the age of 4, Krudys has said.
  — Sara Smart, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
• The family has lived in Haifa, Mr. Awwad’s birthplace, for the past half-year.
  — Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
• This isn’t the first time the brand has referenced its birthplace, either.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 June 2022
• The venue has been a longstanding symbol of Paris nightlife and is credited as the birthplace of the can-can dance.
  — Armani Syed, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
• At first glance, Stephanie and my mother share only a birthplace.
  — The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023
• The birthplace of our great-grandparents, in the Pale of Settlement.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022
• State of play: Arizona is also among the 23 states that have never been the birthplace of a Heisman winner.
  — Jeremy Duda, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
• Known as the birthplace of the original mai tai, Trader Vics currently has 25 locations worldwide.
  — Kaila Yu, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2025