named

Example Sentences

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Hughie and Annie are expecting a daughter named Robin, for example — a reveal that left Quaid in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A squad is due to be named and there is a possibility that Stokes and Atkinson are not in it.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The newest data center, which Applied Digital has named Delta Forge 2, will be located in a different southern U.S. state.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Among the most extraordinary examples is the "Amaterasu particle," which was detected by the Telescope Array in Utah in 2021 and named for the sun goddess in Japanese mythology.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

A cousin named August, or second cousin, actually, on my mother’s side.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse