How to Use identity in a Sentence

identity

noun

• The identity of the criminal is not known.
• They produced their passports as proof of their identities.
• They arrested the wrong man. It was a case of mistaken identity.
• As children grow, they establish their own identities.
• His art reflects his cultural identity.
• The spokesman said the ages and identity of the two are unknown.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 29 Aug. 2019
• This isn't the first change in identity for the restaurant.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2022
• His identity gave most of the judges some paws, though.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• That's what pushed her to hide her trans identity at the time.
  — Jada Jackson, House Beautiful, 27 Aug. 2021
• The identity of the man who was shot was not made available.
  — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
• This isn’t a line that’s meant to change your face or your identity.
  — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2018
• To shield the identity of the now 30-year-old victim, he was referred to in the case as John Doe 2.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• The man’s identity has not been revealed to the public.
  — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2019
• The identities of the woman and child have not been released.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
• Police still haven't been able to confirm the identities of the two men who are still on the run.
  — Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 5 July 2018
• The man's identity was not disclosed in the news release.
  — Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 13 July 2022
• The identity of the man is not being disclosed at this time.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2024
• The guilt or shame feelings might be tied to your identity.
  — Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2020
• The names of both the girl and her mother were withheld from the lawsuit to protect the girl’s identity.
  — Claudia Lauer, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
• The pilot light of my identity, not a problem to be solved.
  — Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
• The identity of the woman who died has not been released.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023
• The identity of the person killed has not yet been released.
  — Ashley McBride, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2019
• Yet each town brings its own identity to the process of revival, too.
  — Carmen K. Sisson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2017
• The victim, whose identity has not been released, died at the scene.
  — Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Sep. 2022
• Hamilton has long been a city in search of an identity.
  — Kevin Williams, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
• This leaves her with deep grief and a loss of her identity, Tamblyn notes.
  — Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 9 Sep. 2021
• What’s more, this is a hotel with a strong identity from the outset.
  — Bridget Arsenault, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• Helping to shape the first draft of history has been part of my identity for the past 18 years.
  — Brooke Staggs, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
• To be so in love with your identity that your very essence cannot be contained.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022
• The identity of the accuser was not known at the time, but it has since been revealed as Bell.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 9 May 2024