How to Use by the name of in a Sentence
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Don’t be fooled by the name of the Texas city called Godley.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
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The year kicks off with a sacred month by the name of Muharram.
—Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 12 June 2023
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In the end, the first two races were won by a 16-year-old kid from Santee, Calif., by the name of Marty Tripes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
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For about three months, Angie had been seeing a painter by the name of Frank Wade.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
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The label was called Nicetown Records and was run by an ex-prison guard by the name of Ted Wing.
—Jonathan Rowe and Chris Schwartz, SPIN, 2 Nov. 2023
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In charge of polishing all those prospects: a coach by the name of Joe Maddon.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
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Its scribe was an up-and-coming Scot by the name of Grant Morrison.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
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The Stunt The story begins with a man by the name of Charlie Cinnamon.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
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And there was a real good guy by the name of Daniel Powell who was the showrunner on, with Jessi Klein.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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One of the moments that brought me such joy was when a local high school student by the name of Shakur Jackson.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
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Once upon a time, in the magical land of New York City, there lived a bright young man by the name of Apollo.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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In 1932, a linguist by the name of George Zipf had his students count the letters in the book Ulysses to see how many there were of each letter.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
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There was the year in math class when the teacher kept calling her by the name of another Black student.
—Collin Binkley, Annie Ma, and Noreen Nasir, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
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At the time, Wade noted that his child had decided to go by the name of Zaya, and be referred to by she/her pronouns.
—Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2023
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The complainant had no employee by the name of the person accused of stealing, police said.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023
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Buzz around Millz’s work started in July, when a TikTok user by the name of @justdesean posted a video to his page.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
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In the '90s, the comedy genre saw a seismic shift in its side-splitting landscape with the emergence of a certain over-the-top, zany comic by the name of Jim Carrey.
—Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 July 2022
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Her father, Jason Johnson, was a local rap hero who went by the name of Camouflage.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
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But some lil girl by the name of Elle King apparently cussed and insulted some of Dolly’s fans by not knowing a song.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024
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And what really helped me the first part of recovery was seeing South Carolina get such a great coach by the name of Eddie Fogler.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
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Hyunju Cho is a retired graphic designer who, on her YouTube channel, also goes by the name of Pearlysien.
—Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
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An accountant by the name of Carmencita (Paula Luchsinger) arrives, to sort out the family finances, not least the funds that were stashed away like a squirrel’s nuts.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
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The trailer focused on a single protagonist, a woman by the name of Lucia.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2023
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My columns on the state of hiring in finance and accounting prompted a reader who goes by the name of Steve L. to share his experience.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022
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However, a service by the name of Friday Plans is breaking those barriers and emerging as a game-changer in the realm of ED treatment.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
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Nathan Harrison was brought West, originally, by a man by the name of Mr. Harrison.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
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The legend says that a young Mexican girl by the name of Pepita was on her way to visit baby Jesus at a nativity scene at a chapel.
—Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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The former prisoner of war, who goes by the name of David, finally got his chance Thursday at a Kyiv crematorium.
—Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 22 July 2022
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Caldwell orchestrates it all with a tangible application of joy, especially in the scenes with that life force by the name of Adenikeh.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
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On Tuesday, a TikTok user by the name of @queenbeyswife shared a comparison video featuring the youngster's dancing skills from the start of the tour to today, several months on.
—Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
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