Example sentences for: originated

How can you use “originated” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The chuck-wagon races are said to have originated when the last crew back in town had to buy all the drinks — now the prize pot totals over $200,000.

  • They originated in the small village of San Augustin Acolman located near the pyramids in Teotihuacán.

  • The earliest signs of people on Jamaica are the remains of the Arawak, an Amerindian society that originated on the north coast of South America.

  • The phrase "present in the United States" appears to have originated in proposed legislation that would have expanded the categories of aliens eligible for LSC funded representation.

  • The profession originated in the early years of this century with the application of the principles of scientific management to production lines.


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