How to Use own in a Sentence
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Here's how to grow your own at home.
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Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
7 June 2026
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Keyes prefers to keep his own eyes on the prize.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Sam has some dreams of her own.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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What is going on in your own brain?
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David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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The victim is one of their own.
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Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
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The market did not come around on its own.
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Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Our children are grown and on their own now.
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Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Your soul is not just your own, and the soul of all is your own.
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Marta Balaga,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Don't learn from your own mistakes.
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Janay Reece,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Larkin High would not have a lacrosse team on its own.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The Rangers have their fate right now in their own hands.
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Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Your dad points his finger at his own head and spins it.
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Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Watch this video for tips on making your own spice blend.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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But a Nobel prize is in its own league.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Overlaps for fun but can hold his own against the best wingers, too.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Everyone else in the house had their own bed.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Every player must have their own set of clubs in a bag.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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The doctor even stopped one of them for my own safety.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Her mother came on her own as a teenager.
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Julia Cherner,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The primary suite has its own views of the park.
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Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Cutler took the stand in his own defense.
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Marcelena Spencer,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Lorch answered with a question of his own.
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Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Because baby, this may just be in a lane of its own.
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Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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Yet compared to his peers, Bowie was in a class of his own.
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Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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And the policy hasn’t even worked on its own terms.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Think of it as your own personal first-class sleep kit.
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Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Composers from more stable lands nursed their own fears.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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What comes of a report can and should be handled on its own terms.
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Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
8 Feb. 2026
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Most founders treat culture as something that emerges on its own.
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Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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People come and go at their own pace and nothing feels rushed.
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Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
- He owns the rights to the band's music.
- The couple owns and operates the business.
- We hope to someday own our own home.
- She drives a red truck that was originally owned by her grandfather.
- After everyone else denied any responsibility, he owned that he was at fault.
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Who owns this if the builder leaves?
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Mike Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The top 1% alone owns more than half.
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Kam Shenai,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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How much does owning a dog cost?
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The role of the CEO is to own it.
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Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Joel, 41, owns two stores that cater to women.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Pace owns a few trucks and employs few drivers.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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That is why the question of who owns the moon matters now.
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Antony Davies,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Downtown views, frozen lanes and a sport Austin does not own.
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Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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The stones can cost up to $500 each, so no one owns their own.
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Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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Some of the dogs killed were owned by the kennel's owners.
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Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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That's when a fire destroyed the mill Burg owned with his wife.
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John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Hodge said Wahlberg owns a home in Coeur d’Alene.
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Rose Evans
updated September 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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Who owns the rights to the character?
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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The Club has owned Lilly for years.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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David and Doris Russell own the farm.
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Kelly Wilkinson,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bolts will own the clock against a weak run D and own scoreboard all day.
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Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the lease, the city would own the vertiport as well as the garage.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of fashion history.
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Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Heat now owns a first-round pick and a second-round pick in this year’s draft.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gallagher is now married, has a young daughter and owns a house.
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Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Club owns and loves Eli Lilly .
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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The loop, fed by real-world data nobody else has, is owned.
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Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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When everyone supports a bill, no one owns it.
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Michael Barasch,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Do the Democrats want to own the issue of crime in the midterm elections?
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Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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And now one lucky fan can soon own a piece of that sweet victory for themselves.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
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