How to Use namesake in a Sentence

namesake

noun
Definition of namesakenext
  • But by the 1970s, the sign and its namesake were again in bad shape.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The namesake restaurant and bar will be there to whip up all your favorites.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Tom Ford left his namesake brand a little more than a year ago.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
  • Bird-of-paradise plants don't have to be at home in the tropics to produce their namesake spiky blooms.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The tribute band will be sure to play its namesake tune, since this is the 50th anniversary for the album.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • One of the young doctors and the show’s namesake, Meredith Grey, is the daughter of a famous surgeon.
    — al, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Matthew Chiu is the namesake and co-owner of Matt Bakes, a micro bakery.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
  • The teams practiced and trained in the Arlington, Texas, area, then traveled to play true home games in their namesake cities.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 13 May 2023
  • The two-way player who plays point guard recently became a first-time dad with the birth of his son of the same namesake.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The value of bitcoin ETFs is tethered to the price of their namesake currency.
    — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The debut episode on Feb. 16 featured George Hauer, founder and namesake of George’s restaurant.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
  • One thing isn’t in doubt: Stallings is rooting for his namesake, now more than ever.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
  • One part was brought to its namesake city in Spain; the other was delivered to the Vatican.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
  • Isa launched her namesake brand in 2013 and is Manhattan-based.
    — People Editors, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Giving the powerful monologue that’s at the heart of the movie to Gloria, rather than the film’s namesake, felt more earned, Gerwig told The Times.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • The director still keeps in touch with Johnson, but the namesake of the documentary hasn’t seen the film yet.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 June 2024
  • Fans were clamoring for their favorite Daniel Bryan, one of the most gifted wrestlers on the planet, to win the event’s namesake.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Champlin, the bar’s namesake, was part of Andy Warhol’s circle, after all.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Daunt himself owns a namesake chain of nine local bookstores in Great Britain.
    — Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The crimson streaks under its wings give it the appearance of a cloak lined with red velvet — the same style as its namesake.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The new fund builds off this previous work with the original group as its namesake.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
  • Birth was Boston — not the erudite one but a namesake village in upstate New York.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Despite their name, the bears come in a wide range of colors, from a golden brown through to a deep reddish one, as well as their namesake black.
    — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Please stop this nonsense which seems to be a specialty of Christian who should live up to his namesake.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Later in the podcast, Kotb asked Midler if her mother lived long enough to see her rise to fame akin to her namesake.
    — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
  • Swift has yet to comment on the group created in her namesake, or on the election itself.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The mini-whale’s rapid life cycle is reminiscent of the short life of King Tut, its namesake.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The poster for the film shows its namesake with her dark hair tied back, standing in the doorway, peering out with a subtle, headstrong glance.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Zegna had just returned from the opening of a namesake store opening in Monte Carlo.
    — Luisa Zargani, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The plan laid out by management, which affects the namesake VW brand, also includes a 10-percent pay cut for all staff, the company’s powerful works council said in an update to staff.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024

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