Example sentences for: own

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

  • He dismissed Western achievements as entirely material, arguing that Western society possesses "nothing that will satisfy its own conscience and justify its existence."

  • The NYT lead points out that the FDA advises consumers not to purchase meds from foreign sites because they will generally be illegal (because, for instance, they're not labeled properly or don't meet purity standards), but adds that usually the government doesn't bother folks ordering small amounts (up to three months' worth) for their own use.

  • You have to admire P for doing all this on his own, putting the records and movies out himself and turning it into a nine figure company," says rap legend Bill Stephney, CEO of StepSun Music.

  • Promoter activity in later branching eukaryotes is greatly modulated by enhancer and repressor sequences which have no activity of their own but are the targets of DNA biding proteins or protein complexes which can remodel the promoter chromatin to make it more or less accessible to RNA polymerase.

  • (They were apparently stolen from one of the boys' grandfathers, but, notes the Times , in Arkansas it is perfectly legal for an 11-year-old to own a rifle or shotgun.)


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