derives
- present tense form of derive (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The film derives its title from the girl’s interest in “Little Irène,” a painting by influential French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The title derives from Vermeer’s “Girl Interrupted at Her Music,” which Susanna describes as the musical opens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Yet her fame derives not from directing, but rather from acting in more than 200 motion pictures from the mid-1920s until shortly before her death, at age 67, in 1977.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
OPEC’s power derives from its spare capacity and the willingness and ability to cut production when necessary.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Those who think that modern science derives from the empirical experimental enquiries of craftsmen and artisans need to account for the extraordinarily slow evolution of water-wheel technology prior to the introduction of Smeaton’s scientific method.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
