How to Use trademark in a Sentence

trademark

1 of 2 noun
  • Courtesy is the company's trademark.
  • Outspokenness has always been his trademark.
  • And the winger’s trademark low socks?
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Those with a sweet tooth have to love the fall and all its trademark treats.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • His defense is the trademark of his game.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Then the judges each made their trademark grimace.
    — Laura Vazquez, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Mike explains in his trademark slow drawl.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Johnson is known for her trademark long, dark brown locks and fringe.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Who's afraid of a little old trademark?
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Look for the full bee trademark on the bottom of the figurine.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The shirt-off schtick fueled his fame and became a trademark of his.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Guardians, of course, are no stranger to trademark battles over team names.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The iridescent green back is the trademark of this 4-inch bird.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Gosling said in his trademark slight-smirk delivery.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Ethan Ampadu launched one of his trademark throws into the home area.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • He was pictured arriving at the court in a trademark hat and low-cut shirt.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But the 24-year-old has dealt with each high and low with his trademark calm and cool demeanor.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That jumps off the court with its spacing, passing and trademark backdoor cuts.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
  • First Wrestling also held the trademark in recent years.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The movie costume is also missing the trademark belt and shorts.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The courts have already affirmed that sounds can function as trademarks.
    — Daryl Lim, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
  • The courts have already affirmed that sounds can function as trademarks.
    — Daryl Lim, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • This single recipe has become one of my culinary trademarks.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2026
  • The city brings claims for breach of contract and trademark infringement.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
  • All of the trademarks were then entered in the registry the following year.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Don't forget to snap a photo of your beef frank or corn dog below the trademark signage.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This suggests that the front will be adorned with BMW’s trademark roundel.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Fox’s honesty has become something of her trademark.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Byrne sued the group, claiming that the name was a trademark violation.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Towns isn’t the only member of the Knicks dabbling in trademarks.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026

trademark

2 of 2 verb
  • How can Mitrovich trademark a phrase?
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • The game didn’t get picked up, but the name stuck with Martin (who trademarked it).
    — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Levi’s also trademarked the red tab itself.
    — Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The hip-hop star also addressed his attempt to trademark his son's name.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 16 June 2018
  • And then the term was trademarked to get to Shelley’s point about the money.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 16 May 2026
  • Some of the team’s own fans were upset by the attempt to trademark their hometown’s name.
    — Hasit Shah, Quartz, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Tomporos says records show someone else already tried to trademark that, and failed.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The name for the popular recipe was later trademarked.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This is not the first time the company has sought to trademark the president’s name.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Kajun Kettle Foods does not share its recipe and the name is trademarked.
    — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 1 May 2018
  • The notice came as a shock to Loria, who was surprised someone would trademark the term.
    — Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Later, the company will trademark stripes running down the side of jackets, and more.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Is the Green Ticker (a term trademarked by Elkay) helping make the sale?
    — Alden Wicker, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Mertz even went so far as to trademark his name (smart move) and create a logo that will appear on apparel to be sold.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The nonprofit recently trademarked its name and is in the process of copyrighting its livestream.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Each painting depicts one of six Jayhawk logos over the years and are numbered with the year they were trademarked.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The channel was originally called Sci Fi, which proved to be hard to trademark.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Clermont is known as the Choice of Champions, with the phrase and a logo trademarked as such.
    — Michael Candelaria, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 June 2018
  • The adhesive company trademarked the term two decades ago, and the cannabis company agreed to change the names of its weed strains.
    — Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Louisville Pure Tap water is the first and only trademarked tap water in the country.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Many other athletes have taken similar steps to trademark their nicknames or brands.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The company was even trademarked on Valentine’s Day.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
  • While Carey calls herself the Queen of Christmas, her bid to trademark that title failed.
    — David Bauder, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • An effort to trademark the name Cleveland Guardians was made in 2020.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 26 July 2021
  • This will be the third time the pop-star has applied to trademark his middle name after having abandoned the trademark process twice before.
    — Amira Rasool, Teen Vogue, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Its lawyers dropped a house on 7 Locks Brewing’s effort to trademark the name of their signature beer.
    — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021
  • To my dismay no fewer than 90 new forms had been named, introduced, patented and/or trademarked — in just those six months!
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2018
  • Louisville Pure Tap is the first and only trademarked tap water in the United States.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Kyle Tucker's tenure with the Chicago Cubs has been trademarked by question marks.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But Seaver, now 74, never trademarked the name, leaving the door open for Brady to swoop in and claim it all to himself.
    — Chuck Schilken, latimes.com, 6 June 2019

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