namesake

Example Sentences

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Davlyn Mosley is the daughter of renowned dermatologist Dr. Lynn McKinley-Grant — and Mosley put the lessons of her childhood into Namesake.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Namesake Arni Nashbar started a bicycle parts mail order business from his Ohio home in the mid-1970s, and it’s now one of the biggest Internet retailers in its market.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2020

Namesake laws have been a popular way for lawmakers to recognize victims of horrific crimes and enact tough-on-crime laws, and many of them have become common parlance in the national criminal justice discussion.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2019

Namesake Stephen King is a superstar author who majors in scary tales.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2018

The significance of Bahá’u’lláh’s sufferings and banishments is disclosed, and the tribulations rained down upon His Herald and upon His Namesake recognized and lamented.

From The Promised Day Is Come by Shoghi Effendi