Example Sentences

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The next step is naming the season you’re in.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

He is naming his son and I as co-executors of his estate.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Boston Consulting Group is naming a new chief risk officer and putting other client-selection protocols in place after months of controversy stemming from its work on an Israeli-backed aid-distribution initiative in Gaza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Angel City is naming Bayern Munich’s Alexander Straus its new manager, filling a job that has been vacant since Becki Tweed’s sacking in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

"Mr. Drippy is naming my ice cream after me. So every bar will say Kendra's Chock Full of Chocolate!"

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene