namesake

Example Sentences

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The trademark is the namesake of Albert Goodwill Spalding, who in 1876 co-founded A.G.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"We will not accept raising the issue of weapons in this crude manner," said Abu Ubaida, whose namesake was killed in an Israeli strike last year.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The center was also designing and testing mock-ups of a lunar lander, which Armstrong — now the center’s namesake — later used to practice landing on the moon while still here on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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

To read the story, he believes, would mean paying tribute to his namesake, accepting it somehow.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri