Own means: Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive... Related words include personal or possess. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Own in practice.

Common word

Own in a sentence

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Own meaning

  1. Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
  2. Not shared.
  3. Peculiar, domestic.

Synonyms of Own

ain personal have possess

Example sentences (20)

Each year, the town hosts its own scarecrow festival with hundreds of residents and businesses designing their own.

Dragon Age: Inquisition also lets players own and modify their own castle, adding depth and immersion to the game.

After thirty years, the typical family used to own its own home whereupon it stopped making monthly mortgage payments.

Because every single one of the tens of thousands of items in the archives has its own history, its own story to tell.

But when he asked DeSantis for his own thoughts on view on the Sussexes, the Republican did not share his own opinions.

According to Tilly, her cancer diagnosis not only affected her own life, but took its toil on her own family.

For example, it defines ‘homosexual’ as a person who is ‘attracted to people of their own gender’, rather than ‘their own sex’.

Every one of the 40 trillion cells in your body is its own little battery with its own little voltage.

And I really love to participate in things that are greater than me and my own story and my own work.

But, she said – as the sayings go – you need to fill your own tank, and put your own mask on first.

Even people who own their own home are worried about what the future holds for their children.

Always do your own research and consult your own experts before acting on anything you learn.

Despite, in her own words, living a life sentence of her own, Anna has done what many would not be able to do and build a life for herself.

France, clearly a little high on their own supply, have Ramos trying to run from his own in-goal, getting isolated and allowing Tipuric to nick it.

And within your own failure, Grugan suggests that it is equally — if not more — important to be able to recognize and assess one’s own shortcomings.

But as far as Netflix's own data goes, the streaming company has delivered no numerical proof that has been a runaway global hit on its own platform.

And where a person might own an extra home or two, corporations can own 100s.

But McCarthy’s inability to get his own party in line caused House Democrats to mock him in his own house once it was clear the vote would not go through.

As mentioned above, each investment comes with its own risk and own reward.

Every floor is its own world, with its own climate, geography, and ecology.

These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with own

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • their own 122×
  • his own 72×
  • its own 58×
  • your own 42×
  • my own 36×
  • our own 28×
  • her own 26×
  • own their 13×
  • own and 10×
  • to own

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "own" in a sentence?
An example: "Each year, the town hosts its own scarecrow festival with hundreds of residents and businesses designing their own." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "own" from real English texts.
What does "own" mean?
Own means: Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
What are synonyms of "own"?
Common synonyms of "own" include: ain, personal, have, possess.
How many example sentences with "own" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "own", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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