How to Use brand-name in a Sentence

brand-name

1 of 2 adjective
  • Advil and Motrin are both brand-name drugs that contain ibuprofen.
    Dory Zayas, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • There's no way for patients to know which brand-name drugs used Synapse research.
    Anna Edney Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
  • The bottom line: The balance of power is shifting back to the brand-name GLP-1 drugmakers.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the problem doesn’t stop with snail slime; there are allegedly fake brand-name perfumes and trendy to-go cups.
    WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Most brand-name lip oils average $25, with some even costing up to $40.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2023
  • That is seen as a sign of Clark’s continued brand-name appeal, more than a decade after his death.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Generic Viagra can cost up to 80% less than the brand-name version.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • A good many brand-name directors made movies this year, fine films that don’t quite reach the first tier of their filmographies.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The high costs of brand-name drugs Underpayments aren’t only seen for drugs like Ozempic.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • For months, Democrats worried that No Labels, the centrist group that claimed to have a $70 million war chest, would field a brand-name candidate.
    Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Avoid choosing brand-name items based solely on the name or their color or visual appeal.
    Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Brenetta Smith used to buy brand-name foods like Oreos and Doritos without thinking twice.
    Lora Kelley, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, good clothing is often synonymous with high-end, brand-name gear that costs a fortune, but keeping warm doesn’t always have to break the bank.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The list prices of many brand-name prescription medications are nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in Canada.
    Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Drugmakers raised prices on 60% of brand-name drugs last year, Kautzner said, adding that Express Scripts saved its members about $64 billion that year.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 July 2024
  • The shortage has forced patients to search for alternatives or pay for more expensive brand-name drugs.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Hannity continued to help Trump into the next campaign year, even as the brand-name journalists were heading for the door.
    Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Grocery Outlet, the chain known for discounting brand-name groceries, saw a similar trend in the first quarter.
    Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • In the next few years, additional brand-name GLP-1 agonist drugs will likely make it to market.
    C. Michael White, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2024
  • These store-brand products are usually cheaper than brand-name ones but are much more profitable for the retailer.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The price of brand-name Viagra can be higher compared to its generic equivalent.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s why: The patents listed in the registry are cited by brand-name drugmakers to put their generic rivals on notice about certain types of patents that are claimed for a medicine.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 May 2024
  • The site offers brand-name Narcan nasal spray as well as generic naloxone kits with vials, a syringe and an atomizer.
    The Dallas Morning News, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But for generics, the FDA guided consumers to an obscure database with codes that indicate whether a generic is deemed to be equivalent to the brand-name drug.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
  • Compounded drugs typically come with a needle and a vial, rather than a pre-filled pen, as the brand-name medications do.
    Julia Ingram, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • And, given the fact that writer-producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord are once again on board, well … don’t be surprised if a brand-name toy variation of the superhero shows up, too.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
  • Beyond the brand-name franchises and big-name players taking the field, that’s the dynamic that should make this matchup most interesting.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The meal includes brand-name versions of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans and mushroom soup.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, which can be huffed to produce a high, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The three major insulin makers have also come out with unbranded versions of their own brand-name insulins.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
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brand name

2 of 2 noun
  • The drug is sold under several brand names.
  • Even the brand name is a shoutout to their international backgrounds.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Pfizer’s vaccine is sold under the brand name Comirnaty.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Location, as the brand name suggests, is an important part of the business.
    Vogue, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The Boch brand name, Chris Dagesse said, remains too valuable to give up or water down.
    BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Social Surge’s response: All of their clothing items has the color, and the brand name in Braille.
    Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • So far, nothing in Lombard commands that kind of national brand name loyalty.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
  • That's largely because building a recognizable brand name is such a huge feat, requiring years of patient, hard work and a whole lot of luck.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Explain the brand name ‘Imaginary Authors,’ is there a storytelling aspect to your perfume?
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Yet, in a few instances where such competition is lacking, as was the case for the generic version of the EpiPen, the cost of a generic drug may sell at only a small discount from the brand name product.
    Alfred Engelberg, STAT, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Consumer monopolies, selling products where there is no effective competitor, either due to a patent or brand name or similar intangible that makes the product or service unique.
    Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Haier, based in Qingdao, China, has the rights to use the GE brand name through 2056.
    Jeff Amy, ajc, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Here’s where the mini mandarins—brand name: Cuties—come in.
    Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Ozempic is the brand name for a drug called semaglutide.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The source claims that Pixel Notepad is the working brand name for the handset.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Jan. 2022
  • It is sold under the brand name Mifeprex and sometimes known as RU-486.
    Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Despite the brand name, these chairs are suitable for adults, too.
    Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Take photos of the luggage and note the brand name and dimensions.
    New York Times, 9 July 2022
  • Almost all of these references relate to the brand name of the fund.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • CoolSculpting is the brand name of a system that freezes and damages fat cells.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The onions here were available under the brand name Green Giant Fresh in 2, 3, and 5-pound bags.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Available in silver and red, this machine has the brand name printed on the front.
    Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The drug will be marketed under the brand name Pyrukynd.
    Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Importantly, the brand name does not limit the duo to bags.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The product is available under the brand name Green Field Farms.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Her first creation was a pair of leggings printed with the brand name.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2022
  • These products are sold under the brand name Afrin and others.
    Lucas Berenbrok, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2023
  • His youngest child, Laurie Edling, said the brand name was a constant reminder of their loss.
    Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Sage and Biogen plan to start selling the pill under the brand name Zurzuvae before the end of this year.
    By hannah Miao, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Nor did researchers name any brand names of the products that were tested.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024

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