How to Use brand-name in a Sentence

brand-name

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of brand-namenext
  • The results are guiding Harris’ media and travel schedule, as well as campaign stops by brand-name supporters.
    — New York Times, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
  • This loophole has led several digital health companies, online pharmacies, and wellness spas to produce and sell cheaper versions of brand-name weight-loss drugs during recent shortages.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Advil and Motrin are both brand-name drugs that contain ibuprofen.
    — Dory Zayas, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • There's no way for patients to know which brand-name drugs used Synapse research.
    — Anna Edney Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
  • The bottom line: The balance of power is shifting back to the brand-name GLP-1 drugmakers.
    — Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the problem doesn’t stop with snail slime; there are allegedly fake brand-name perfumes and trendy to-go cups.
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Most brand-name lip oils average $25, with some even costing up to $40.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2023
  • That is seen as a sign of Clark’s continued brand-name appeal, more than a decade after his death.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Generic Viagra can cost up to 80% less than the brand-name version.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • A good many brand-name directors made movies this year, fine films that don’t quite reach the first tier of their filmographies.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The high costs of brand-name drugs Underpayments aren’t only seen for drugs like Ozempic.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • For months, Democrats worried that No Labels, the centrist group that claimed to have a $70 million war chest, would field a brand-name candidate.
    — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Avoid choosing brand-name items based solely on the name or their color or visual appeal.
    — Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Brenetta Smith used to buy brand-name foods like Oreos and Doritos without thinking twice.
    — Lora Kelley, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, good clothing is often synonymous with high-end, brand-name gear that costs a fortune, but keeping warm doesn’t always have to break the bank.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The list prices of many brand-name prescription medications are nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in Canada.
    — Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Drugmakers raised prices on 60% of brand-name drugs last year, Kautzner said, adding that Express Scripts saved its members about $64 billion that year.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 July 2024
  • The shortage has forced patients to search for alternatives or pay for more expensive brand-name drugs.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Hannity continued to help Trump into the next campaign year, even as the brand-name journalists were heading for the door.
    — Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Grocery Outlet, the chain known for discounting brand-name groceries, saw a similar trend in the first quarter.
    — Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • In the next few years, additional brand-name GLP-1 agonist drugs will likely make it to market.
    — C. Michael White, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2024
  • These store-brand products are usually cheaper than brand-name ones but are much more profitable for the retailer.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The price of brand-name Viagra can be higher compared to its generic equivalent.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s why: The patents listed in the registry are cited by brand-name drugmakers to put their generic rivals on notice about certain types of patents that are claimed for a medicine.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 May 2024
  • The site offers brand-name Narcan nasal spray as well as generic naloxone kits with vials, a syringe and an atomizer.
    — The Dallas Morning News, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But for generics, the FDA guided consumers to an obscure database with codes that indicate whether a generic is deemed to be equivalent to the brand-name drug.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
  • Compounded drugs typically come with a needle and a vial, rather than a pre-filled pen, as the brand-name medications do.
    — Julia Ingram, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • And, given the fact that writer-producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord are once again on board, well … don’t be surprised if a brand-name toy variation of the superhero shows up, too.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
  • Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, which can be huffed to produce a high, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The three major insulin makers have also come out with unbranded versions of their own brand-name insulins.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
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brand name

2 of 2 noun
  • The drug is sold under several brand names.
  • Recently, the board selected six brand name drugs for cost review out of a list of hundreds.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
  • About 60% of the higher-cost new drugs were sold under a brand name, and the rest were generics, Griffith said.
    — oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Over time, the brand name has entered the lexicon to indicate a specific iteration of cool.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2021
  • In the case of an opioid drug overdose, individuals can take naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan.
    — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Domain search and purchases and certainly trademarking your brand name are additional costs.
    — Jim Heininger, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The idea that riding an exercise bike could kill you is not exactly great brand association, but the characters use the brand name repeatedly.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Under Connecticut law, cannabis products may not be sold under a brand name that is identical or similar to the name of an existing non-cannabis product.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Skytrain, the project’s trademarked brand name, was to create 5,000 jobs throughout the construction period.
    — Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Earlier this month, Pfizer also announced promising results from a study of its antiviral pill, with the brand name Paxlovid, also taken twice a day over five days.
    — Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The companies often buy from cheap overseas wholesalers like AliExpress, slap on a fake brand name and make a quick webpage using a service like Shopify.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The most famous Russian jewelers, Fabergé, allowed artisans to use individual stamps on pieces along with the famous brand name.
    — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Haier, based in Qingdao, China, has the rights to use the GE brand name through 2056.
    — Jeff Amy, ajc, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Here’s where the mini mandarins—brand name: Cuties—come in.
    — Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Ozempic is the brand name for a drug called semaglutide.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The source claims that Pixel Notepad is the working brand name for the handset.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Jan. 2022
  • It is sold under the brand name Mifeprex and sometimes known as RU-486.
    — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Despite the brand name, these chairs are suitable for adults, too.
    — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Take photos of the luggage and note the brand name and dimensions.
    — New York Times, 9 July 2022
  • CoolSculpting is the brand name of a system that freezes and damages fat cells.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Available in silver and red, this machine has the brand name printed on the front.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The drug will be marketed under the brand name Pyrukynd.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Importantly, the brand name does not limit the duo to bags.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Her first creation was a pair of leggings printed with the brand name.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2022
  • These products are sold under the brand name Afrin and others.
    — Lucas Berenbrok, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2023
  • His youngest child, Laurie Edling, said the brand name was a constant reminder of their loss.
    — Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Sage and Biogen plan to start selling the pill under the brand name Zurzuvae before the end of this year.
    — By hannah Miao, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Nor did researchers name any brand names of the products that were tested.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Consumers could be more trusting of a text that appears to be from a brand name or a big bank, too.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022
  • Valium is the brand name for the active ingredient diazepam.
    — Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024

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