namesake

Example Sentences

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Wasserman and his investors are trying to sell his former namesake firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Dwight Schar, founder of one of the U.S.’s largest home builders, displays part of his collection at his namesake bar in Northern Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

He attended a November event with potential Saudi investors and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick—schmoozing with attendees in the company’s namesake Kennedy center lounge—and invited some guests to visit SyberJet’s facilities in Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

That, Dad told us, would make everyone happy except his mom, who hated the name Ruth and wanted the baby called Erma, and Mom’s mom, who would hate sharing her namesake with Dad’s mom.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls