How to Use birthplace in a Sentence

birthplace

noun
  • New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
  • He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
  • The cologne is rich with the scents that make up its birthplace.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The torch was first lit in April at the site of ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Games.
    — Susan Baek, NBC News, 23 July 2024
  • That city is best known as the birthplace of the Jackson 5.
    — Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Hindus believe the city is the birthplace of the god Ram.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • At least 25 places in the North and the South claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • By the 2000s, CBGB had gained icon status as the birthplace of punk.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 8 July 2024
  • It's thought to be the birthplace of the tequila sunrise.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • While New York is the birthplace of the genre, many have taken notes from H-Town.
    — Shelby Stewart, Chron, 19 Apr. 2021
  • At the same time, Li maintained ties to his birthplace.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Italy, the birthplace of lyric opera, has fewer than 30.
    — Colleen Barry, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
  • It is also known as the birthplace of the Wendy’s restaurant chain.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Just across campus is the birthplace of the Atomic Age.
    — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The fort is the birthplace of Minnesota — the reason the Twin Cities are here — and has long been a source of pride.
    — Katherine Kersten, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021
  • New York's Harlem neighborhood is thought by many to be the birthplace of drag balls in the 1860s.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • There are artists from around the world coming in to see the birthplace of where this all started.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The birthplace of the Arab revolts, it is now ruled by one-man decree.
    — New York Times, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The site played a key role in the Arab Spring while also being the birthplace of the Milkshake Duck meme.
    — Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Hindus believe the site of the mosque was the exact birthplace of their god Ram.
    — Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2022
  • But the bar is also the birthplace of the world's favorite hangover cure.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Say a prayer at the massive cross that marks the area as the birthplace of Los Angeles.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
  • This was a nod to Abney’s birthplace and love of her hometown.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 June 2024
  • The curious thing about all this is that no one seems to agree on Sumac’s birthplace.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Oh, and the birthplace of techno still knows how to throw a rave to rival anywhere else.
    — Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
  • Also, a plaque that marks the site as the birthplace of the American League will remain.
    — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The film offers a message of hope and heritage in Texas, the birthplace of Juneteenth.
    — Siena Giljum, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2021
  • The African country is world renowned as being the birthplace of coffee.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 May 2023
  • With restaurants and humanitarian missions around the world, Chef José Andrés is globally renowned but always returns to his birthplace, Asturias, to reconnect with his roots.
    — Rana Good, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Engendering much of the series’ emotion, Sara’s journey is from solitude to form a family living in Victor’s birthplace, Monteperdido.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 25 June 2025

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