How to Use inception in a Sentence

inception

noun
  • The project has been shrouded in controversy from its inception.
  • We'll assist you at every stage from inception to completion.
  • Since its inception, the business has expanded to become a national retail chain.
  • The group has hosted over 1,500 campers in the five years since its inception.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 Aug. 2023
  • People think Grimes was a pop project, but the inception of Grimes was in punk and noise scenes.
    WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This event has come a long way since its inception in 2009.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Your products and services should be secure from inception to the hands of the users.
    Mike Kijewski, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • There’s been evolutions, of course, since its inception and about the end of World War I.
    IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
  • The song became the first title by two women in a lead role to open atop the chart since its inception in 1986.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Since its inception, the church has stressed the importance of holy living and the need for revival.
    Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The trend, which also goes by uru uru nails and ice nails, has K-beauty to thank for its inception.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Horse racing has been part of The Times since the newspaper’s inception in 1851.
    Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Since its inception, the fund has awarded north of $2 million in cash and in-kind services to more than 280 films from all over the globe.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
  • There’s the date of inspiration or inception, and then there’s the date of recording that could be decades apart.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Lovers & Friends has been plagued by hiccups since its inception in 2020.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024
  • Swizz hopped in the comments and replied to someone, pointing out that Verzuz has been on X since its inception.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
  • Matthews has been a co-owner of the women's soccer team since its inception in 2020.
    Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • With the inception of spring comes unpredictable weather, and for the next few months, the weather will inevitably get wet and gross.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Since its 2013 inception, the Earls have crisscrossed the nation with a staggering tribute act to the sights and sounds of Flatt & Scruggs.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The lobby has acted as the de facto living room for the entire town since its inception in 1989.
    Brandon Perlman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Despite its young age, in the 34 years since its inception, the Infiniti logo has changed three times.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 23 June 2023
  • That is why it has been used as a creative hub for artists since 2000 and has been owned by several artists since its inception.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The government has eyed a park in this ruggedly beautiful landscape since the inception of the state parks system in the 1920s.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
  • The heroic part of our country is that, since its inception, the people got involved and took action.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
  • Since its inception in 2009, Hoka has been a defining shoe brand.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • Nobull has lived and breathed CrossFit since its inception in 2015.
    Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Live pigeon shooting Shooting has been a part of the modern Olympics since its inception.
    Jack Hillcox, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • More than 50 years since its inception, breaking will debut as an Olympic sport in Paris, where B-boys and B-girls will vie for gold and glory.
    Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Just 500 Tulsa Remote participants have purchased a home in the area since its inception, Harlan said.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Chief Keef, a pioneer in the inception and rise of drill music, is getting his own documentary, Variety can exclusively report.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024

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