derives from
Example Sentences
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OPEC’s power derives from its spare capacity and the willingness and ability to cut production when necessary.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
My déjà-vu experience today derives from that same kind of “shock and awe.”
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
Our nation was founded upon the principle that power derives from the people.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
Aficionados recognize that the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” derives from Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita;” and “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane echoes “Alice in Wonderland.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
My knowledge of Canuck French derives from motion pictures usually with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, and it consists largely of “By gar.”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
