How to Use own in a Sentence

own

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of ownnext
Synonyms for ownnext
  • The Chiefs score one of their own, when Isiah Pacheco breaks away for a 21-yard run.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
  • But Douglas heard a single and the Monkees made the song their own.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Carafes are everywhere, but this one’s in a league of its own.
    — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In his garage, Webster made a few of his own W’s for the beginning of the 2014 season.
    — Katie Knight, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Mara Roszak Next, Roszak used products from her own line, Roz.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
  • But the Wildcats more than held their own, grabbing just three fewer boards (43-40) than the hosts.
    — The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Cartagena also added 18 of her own in the win over Mesquite.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2023
  • In Damsel, Elodie tries to escape the conventions of her own story.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Debbie Rowe and have three children of his own before his death in 2009.
    — Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Iyanla Vanzant has learned to use her own teachings to cope with the death of her daughters.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The right-wing media will be out there promoting Trump’s lies and telling their own lies about Biden.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Then a contact card with your email and phone number may pop up on your own device.
    — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Ruben Gallego added a social media message of his own at the time.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • As for the cat lovers, don’t worry – plenty of the members’ relatives own cats of their own.
    — Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • For Worthington, who has three sons of his own, this resonates.
    — Thelma Adams, Variety, 12 Jan. 2023
  • But why should the oil merchant, or the wine merchant, or the cloth merchant have to suffer on their own for a decision made by the crew?
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Haley is poised to keep raising - and spending - money of her own.
    — Sarah McCammon, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Housing experts agree there are not enough homes available to rent or own compared to the demand.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Hilton has been open about her own experience of abuse as a teenager.
    — Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Bautista leads the group of home invaders convinced that if the family doesn't choose one of their own to sacrifice, the world will come to an end.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Turns out, Sperry was admiring her own gift on her pal!
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Connecticut has its own law that caps out-of-pocket prices for insulin at $25 per month.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2023
  • As a result, turning the camera on himself in a film about his own father posed a new challenge for him.
    — Savina Petkova, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The Patriots’ own starting quarterback, Mac Jones, a former first-round draft pick, was benched, and not for the first time.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • My own long locks have shed for over 20 years — on my sweatshirts, pillows, the floor, and excessively down the shower drain.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • My own family has suffered – and continues to grieve over – the loss of a young person to suicide.
    — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Clear has a great example of a negative eating habit from his own life.
    — Saira Mueller, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2023
  • His is one of the best stories in sports, and a journey of growth that everyone can appreciate and maybe even use in their own lives.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 23 Jan. 2023
  • After caring for a family of her own, Freya cannot wait to be the one that is doted on in her future forever home.
    — The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
  • And, to that end, Socolow said Murdoch was energized to launch his right-wing alternative in 1996 to grab his own slice of the lucrative pie.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
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own

2 of 2 verb
  • He owns the rights to the band's music.
  • The couple owns and operates the business.
  • We hope to someday own our own home.
  • She drives a red truck that was originally owned by her grandfather.
  • After everyone else denied any responsibility, he owned that he was at fault.
  • Ato Wright, 44, owns a small farm there and also works as an agent.
    — Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Socks are a closet must-have one can never own enough of.
    — Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
  • My Aunt Jackie owned a huge house the size of a ranch in Los Angeles.
    — Ikechúkwú Onyewuenyi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Then there’s the county’s 2019 deal to sell its half of the Coliseum — the city of Oakland owns the other half — to the A’s.
    — East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Later in the 16th century, the property is thought to have been owned by George Nevill.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 15 June 2023
  • Hawaii is no stranger to extravagant homes owned by the super-rich.
    — NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The National Park Service owns the birth home of the late civil rights leader.
    — Jolie Lash, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • China owns all giant pandas in the United States and leases them to zoos.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Matthews’ mom, the singer said, still proudly owns a photo of her son with Nelson high on Nelson’s bus.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The proportion of homes owned by people over 65 is now at a record high - and those people are now less inclined to sell.
    — E. J. Antoni, National Review, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Beat the Browns, regardless of who's playing The Browns have owned the season series with the Bengals the past four seasons with a 7-2 record.
    — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, declined to comment on the record.
    — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Dominating the present and owning the future are no longer enough for her.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • One of the wedding guests owned a children’s boutique in Los Angeles and asked Ms. Getty to make more.
    — Jessica Testa, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Chef Terry, who not only runs the restaurant on a culinary level but also owns it, goes unseen for most of the episode.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
  • But planning for the development of the largest parking lot, owned by the state and just to the west of the one Spinnaker may purchase, is already underway.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, some lucky gardeners own plants their great-grandparents grew!
    — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The blue shelves are set off by the dusty gold sofa, shiny gold sconces, and a large cowboy painting formerly owned by her husband's parents.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2023
  • That is something in our philosophy: to be able to go towards the goal, not to own the goal day one, basically.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Wade Hammond, a prominent civil rights leader in Phoenix, also owned the home for a time.
    — Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Better yet, the layer is made to counter slipping, which is an important factor to own since for flip-flops, there are only straps to keep your feet in place.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The residence, built in 1929, was the only home the starlet owned independently.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Steve went on to marry Ella Hendershot, whose family owned a house almost across the street from us.
    — Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Simpson also owned a Bronco, but it was seized as evidence after blood was found inside.
    — Ben Finley, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Dickies may have moved out of its West Vickery Boulevard campus, (the Williamson family still owns the building), but the company isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024

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