How to Use origin in a Sentence

origin

noun

• Her ethnic origins are French.
• Even the origin story of the sword in the stone gets questioned.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2022
• The fire’s origin appeared to be from a heater that was in a wall.
  — cleveland, 19 Feb. 2021
• This was a far cry from the origin story that the team had been told.
  — refinery29.com, 9 July 2018
• The origin could be tied to the back of a sewer plant where a fire sparked last year.
  — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2021
• Pinot Nero, French in origin, is a tough grape to grow.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
• The official died in the two-thousands, and, along with him, the origin of the tale.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2021
• The origin dates on each matched the date of the file, or at most was one or two days away from it.
  — James Warren, The Hive, 12 Dec. 2017
• The cause and origin of the fire has not yet been reported.
  — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• In both cases, the origin of the fire was in the garage, but the second fire spread to the attic area.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
• That speaks to the origin of my drag style, where all of my drag was monster drag.
  — vanityfair.com, 26 June 2017
• Among the lore that survived is the Chumash origin myth.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
• The gray stain on the white sofa only a handful of us knew the true origin of.
  — Edgar Gomez, Longreads, 13 June 2017
• Here's a look at the origin of the names of our arenas, stadiums and venues.
  — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 25 June 2018
• The word is Japanese in origin and can be a headache for some.
  — Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2017
• Details of their port of origin and what caused the boat to sink were not released.
  — Mark Price The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 13 Oct. 2022
• The origin of the chips are said to be linked to Belgium and France for distinct reasons.
  — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 12 July 2024
• This approach places the burden of proof on the country of origin.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Oct. 2021
• The origins of this name or the trend, in general, are unclear to me, though.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 26 Oct. 2017
• The Duttons have an origin story, and it will now be told.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2022
• While classic Xenomorphs don’t appear, the film explores the origins of the species.
  — Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
• What are the origins of the political terms ‘left’ and ‘right’?
  — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
• One of the better things about this movie is its awareness of the origin story trap.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2021
• So in the confusing world of point-of-origin trade fights, the plane is coming home.
  — Alex Frangos, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2017
• Despite being heard for miles, no one seems to know the origin.
  — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2020
• The hot dog’s origin story is murky, but a few things are concrete.
  — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, 3 July 2018
• Of course it should be awarded to its country of origin.
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2019
• The character’s origin in the comics was mired in racist stereotypes.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 3 Sep. 2021
• Sadly, on closer inspection none of them were found to have alien origin.
  — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
• Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke previously divulged the origins of the track.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024