How to Use franchise in a Sentence

franchise

1 of 2 noun
Definition of franchisenext
Synonyms for franchisenext
  • He's the best player in the history of the franchise.
  • They just opened a new fast-food franchise down the street.
  • She was granted an exclusive franchise in the city's west end.
  • The U.S. did not extend the franchise to women until the early 20th century.
  • The first and biggest goal of the franchise was to keep Tatis healthy and on the field.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • That’s just the third time since at least 1950 that the franchise has not punted in a game.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The league-wide use of the franchise tag will make the answer to the first question fluid.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • In the 2022 reboot of the franchise, Pinhead was changed to a woman.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 19 July 2023
  • The Nuggets will tie a franchise record by playing their 50th home game of the season.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 1 June 2023
  • Can Jones be their next franchise QB? Time to start finding out.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Luc Robitaille: Goals, goals and more goals — the franchise leader with 557 goals.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Tuesday's episode also saw the return of Mary Cosby as a Friend of the franchise.
    — Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • This left Banks with plenty of time to ponder about his future and his long-term role with the franchise.
    — Dominic Faria, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Elsie Fisher is joining the cast as a character named Skye who is new to the franchise.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2023
  • Some longtime fans of the franchise aren’t so happy about the new cast or their residences.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 July 2023
  • This is not a kids’ cartoon or an episode in a superhero franchise.
    — Ramin Zahed, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Will the franchise ever reunite all its heroes Avengers-style on screen?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Last month, Jennifer Lawrence recalled how she was rejected for a role in the beloved franchise.
    — Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • But the franchise is turning 16, and the average wild panda’s life span is only 20 years.
    — Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Ludacris is sharing his take on the future of the Fast & Furious movie franchise.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
  • In Mortal Kombat 1, Liu Kang has the power to reboot the entire timeline and franchise to remake and fix the past.
    — Rudie Obias, Variety, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Charlotte star LaMelo Ball had already been ruled out for the year in the franchise’s eighth straight lottery season.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • But now, a decade later, in his first and hopefully not lone season with the Red Sox, his approach on and off the field have helped bring that ‘13 ethos back to the franchise.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • The Broncos were hoping Wilson would jump start their franchise into the playoffs in 2022.
    — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The new movie allows Universal to extend the life of a franchise that now spans two decades plus, one that was supposed to be winding down.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023
  • Bill Murray gets in uniform and returns to the Ghostbusters franchise as Peter Venkman.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The co-hosts’ older son Michael, 26, also lent a helping hand while dressed up as Michael Myers from the Halloween film franchise.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The global franchise originated with the Dutch show De Verraders in 2021.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Miller’s seven made 3-pointers established a new career high and tied the single-game franchise record for most by a rookie.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
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franchise

2 of 2 verb
  • Zach LaVine is the face of the current Bulls franchise.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020
  • The next goal for his restaurant venture is to franchise it.
    — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • If needed the Browns can franchise him for 2023 and beyond.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The Browns have Mayfield for this year, and then can franchise tag him in future years.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The tight end will be a free agent after the Chargers opted to not franchise tag him.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The team is still planning to franchise tag Green if a long-term deal isn’t reached before March 10.
    — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • He’s got Zoey, he’s got the power and he’s got a thriving business that’s ready to franchise.
    — Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 1 Dec. 2021
  • But when faced with choosing a player on the roster to franchise-tag, the Rams again looked across the line of scrimmage.
    — Gary Klein, latimes.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • But put Martin Jones at the top of the list of goaltenders in Sharks franchise history.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The company hoped to franchise the model on a wide scale.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 June 2021
  • On Monday, the Cowboys franchised Prescott and let Cooper hit the open market.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2020
  • One of the most intriguing is Lawson, whom some thought the Bengals might franchise.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2021
  • With the Honda deal, Cruise is seeking to take this basic framework and franchise it.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018
  • The Titans franchised Henry, but a longterm deal could be on the horizon and Chubb should eye a similar deal.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 15 Apr. 2020
  • The couple plans to franchise Nourish + Bloom Markets around the country, hoping to reach a goal of 800 stores in total.
    — Aliyah Thomas, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Williamson doesn’t seem caught up in the hype, seeing himself more as a team player than franchise savior.
    — Brian Mahoney, The Denver Post, 19 June 2019
  • Lew and co-owner Tommy Charoen are making moves to franchise Rooster & Rice, and plan to expand the menu in the future.
    — Megha McSwain, Chron, 13 July 2022
  • One thing solopreneurs can do is to look for an existing brand that is willing to franchise.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • The partners have plans to franchise the concept and open up similar centers across the country.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2018
  • The Cowboys have the option to franchise Prescott, delaying his entry to free agency.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Dallas plans to franchise tag Prescott a second time if no extension is reached by March.
    — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2021
  • They’ll be thrown into a paint shaker as rookies, and blamed in the end if the loser franchises that draft them keep right on losing.
    — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2020
  • Shakey’s became the first pizza chain to franchise in 1959, just a year before rival Pizza Hut.
    — Sarah Hui, Dallas News, 31 July 2019
  • One important decision the team made was to start franchising the store in 2015.
    — NBC News, 20 June 2018
  • Cooper is someone who could also get franchised by the Cowboys.
    — Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Keenum will earn a starter’s salary (reportedly in Denver) after the Vikings elected not to franchise-tag him.
    — Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The men formed Doctors Associates to franchise the restaurants.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Lafrenière would infuse high-end talent, fresh legs and excitement to franchise that has slipped in recent years.
    — Jimmy Hascup, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2020
  • He’s been accused of selling candidacies on his legislative lists and franchising his brand for regional elections.
    — Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Kirk Johansen is in discussions to franchise his concept and his brand in places with more obvious displays of concentrated wealth and where interesting cars don’t suffer such punitive taxation.
    — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 July 2023

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