own

Example Sentences

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Own real estate: Real estate often holds its value during times of high inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The public’s on-again, off-again interest kept Smart’s disappearance in the news sporadically, but a podcast called “Your Own Backyard,” begun in 2019 by Chris Lambert, shone a new spotlight on the cold case.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Cascading revelations, pored over on X and Bluesky, have, in turn, become a parlor game of Choose Your Own Enemy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

She wrote the Own My Life course in a bid to help others who found themselves in a similar situation to her when she was married to Swan.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

“Yes, it’s a blockbuster, coming to a theater near you, called Deal with Your Own Crap.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali