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Example sentences for "its name"

  • A rare metallic element, discovered in certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name.

  • A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts.

  • An officer appointed to conduct the winding up of a company, to bring and defend actions and suits in its name, and to do all necessary acts on behalf of the company.

  • It has its legend, however, as well as its name, for an Ojibway girl stood on this spire of rock, watching for her lover after a battle had been fought and her people were returning.

  • The valley of Nacooche, Georgia, indeed, perpetuates in its name one of these princesses of a royal house, for though she ruled a large tribe with wisdom she was not impervious to the passions of common mortals.

  • It is the chief town of the judicial district of its name, and is 70 miles from San Juan.

  • It rises in the former of these sierras, and flowing from north to south it empties east of Coamo Point, after having watered the town of its name.

  • But the chief source of indigo was, as its name implies, India.

  • If a former child has died, it is possible that the infant will receive its name, but if so, it will be renamed within a few days.

  • The winnower is raised a few inches above the ground, and the woman asks the child its name, then drops it.

  • Then, as the infant still remains alive, she proceeds to give it its name.

  • The village of Daresbury is about seven miles from Warrington; its name is supposed to be derived from a word meaning oak, and certainly oaks are very plentiful in the neighbourhood.

  • As each figure approached the left-hand corner it turned and gazed at me, and I knew (by what means I cannot say) its name.

  • So its name of May apple comes from this fruit, which has a sickly sweet taste.

  • Cleft grafting is almost described by its name.

  • This beetle, as its name implies, is striped.

  • For when old Joe Pye went out on a case of typhoid fever he carried this plant along; hence, its name.

  • It is very simple in construction, sure in its action; and as its name implies, resets itself after each intruder has been captured.

  • As its name implies it consists of a coop of logs, arranged after the principle of the Coop Trap described on page 67.

  • Its name, "The Twitch-up," conveys perfectly its method of working.

  • The color of the animal is rightly conveyed by its name, the cheeks only partaking of a reddish fawn color.

  • The lynx represents another of the Cat tribe, and as its name implies is a native of the regions north of the United States, although sometimes found in upper Maine and on the lower borders of the great lakes.

  • Prior says the flower was given its name because "of the resemblance of the nectaries to the heads of pigeons in a ring around a dish - a favorite device of ancient artists.

  • Indeed, its name appears in many nurserymen's catalogues.

  • Then, as they examine the little pointed projections on the rootstock, they see why the plant received its name.

  • Its short, flat, spreading habit gave rise to its name.

  • This variety, as implied by its name, is of Maine origin, and was introduced to general notice six or seven years ago.

  • The frequency of its appearance in the Red Sea has conferred on it its name.

  • The huge Pristis antiquorum[1] infests the eastern coast of the island, where it attains a length of from twelve to fifteen feet, including the serrated rostrum from which its name is derived.

  • Its name is Demong (a Javanese word for chief) Akar.

  • Its name is panyanggaran, an obscure word which probably may be derived from sangar, which means to kill; the place of killing.

  • Drummana was the name of the place in which they were; Machaire is its name to-day.

  • But Lia-na-manach is its name at this day--i.

  • Cross-Patrick is its name, to the east of Coill-Fochlaidh.

  • On the water there is a place, Buaile-Patrick is its name--i.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "its name" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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