How to Use derive in a Sentence

derive

verb

• Much of the book's appeal derives from the personality of its central character.
• The river derives its name from a Native American tribe.
• Many breaches derive from misused credentials, and zero trust is a logical response to mitigate this.
  — Jesse Stockall, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
• The rising water gives crucial topological information, which can be used to derive the shape’s homology.
  — Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
• Her research has found fascinating evidence of the benefits women may derive from their second X chromosome.
  — al, 16 Nov. 2021
• Local governments, which derive roughly one-third of their revenues from selling land to property developers, worry that a property tax would cause demand for land to drop.
  — Lingling Wei, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2021
• These five are actually available below their book value: that is, the stock price is less than the figure derived from subtracting total liabilities from total assets.
  — John Navin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
• Much of that peace of mind derived from the black cast on his left hand.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
• The other way derives from the second light source at the rear of the image.
  — Robert E. Gordon, WSJ, 13 July 2018
• His nickname Gator derives from the swimming pool game of the same name.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
• Who among us hasn't felt the pang of longing that derives from the need to create art?
  — chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2017
• Babbitt seemed to derive a sense of mission from the Jan. 6 protest.
  — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
• Jacobs: The greater your ability to rapidly store and analyze data, the greater your opportunity is to derive critical insights from that data.
  — Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
• Cow and beef both derive from *gwou-, a PIE root that referred to all things bovine.
  — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2021
• Polyester, one of the most common fibers, is a plastic derived from crude oil.
  — Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times, 24 May 2017
• These poems were derived as a means of coping in a strange land.
  — Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2020
• Some of the embryos were used to derive stem cell lines, which may also help to revive the species.
  — Rebecca Boyle, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2019
• The band's name is derived from the surname of its lead singer, who also writes or cowrites all their songs.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 31 May 2018
• Most of the profits are derived from the state, where the tax burden is not as cumbersome.
  — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
• Any Italians protest that tribe derives from tribus, naming the three tribes of Rome?
  — James Fallows, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2017
• San Diego State doesn’t shine in any of the variable stats where favorites derive their edge.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
• To bottle this, woody, green notes, derived from Resin Galbanum, were the keys.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 18 June 2024
• The movie’s title, The Kitchen, derives from the community in which the plot revolves around.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
• Some of his tennis skill set does derive from his mother, and some of it is his own.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
• The book’s name derives from the temperature at which books burn.
  — refinery29.com, 18 May 2018
• Since then, scientists have learned to derive stem cells from skin and blood.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
• Some sources say the name is derived from the Latin simila, which means fine flour and is also the root of semolina.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
• In fact, the words vaccine and vaccinia both derive from vacca, which is Latin for cow.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2022
• These terms are believed to be derived from the blood of hunting or the changing color of fall leaves.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2024
• The report noted that Google’s content investment is derived from YouTube and investment in programming via their revenue-sharing arrangements with content creators.
  — Brad Adgate, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024