Example Sentences

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The secret to owning a winner is owning all the losers too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The trade is owning the companies selling to them.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

“The state is owning its part, and we are addressing areas in which we need to do better than we have done before.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021

But part of being a quarterback is owning all of it, and in that way, Daniels showed little rust in his reaction to his first loss in 20 months.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2018

He doesn’t seem to have any sense of shame, and will fairly chuckle in my father’s face as he is owning up to some piece of roguery.”

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 by Various