Examples of given name in a Sentence
everyone calls me Jack, but my given name is John
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Not even a year into Lai’s term, China has broken precedent by staging three large-scale exercises, which were given names to raise their profile and distinguish them from smaller drills.
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Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
This season, the turtles in long-term care were given names based on Greek mythology.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The student still hadn’t told their parents about these identity changes, so school officials used the student’s given name and she/her pronouns when talking with their parents.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
In a quirk of German politics, the governing coalitions are often given names.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
This season, the turtles in long-term care were given names based on Greek mythology.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The student still hadn’t told their parents about these identity changes, so school officials used the student’s given name and she/her pronouns when talking with their parents.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
In a quirk of German politics, the governing coalitions are often given names.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Given name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/given%20name. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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