have to name

Example Sentences

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I would have to name my estate as beneficiary and then, after the policy is underwritten, change the beneficiary to whomever I want.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

He didn’t have to name the Man, of course.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Veterans' Minister Johnny Mercer has been given until 8 May to argue why he should not have to name people who told him about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan by British special forces.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

Another critic of the trend, Keila Tirado-Leist, said in a reaction video: “Who does it benefit to constantly have to name and qualify and attach wealth to any kind of style or home-décor aesthetic?”

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Do you remember that silly game in which some one points a stick at you and says,' Beast, bird, or fish,—beast!' and you have to name one while he counts ten?

From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith