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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Namesake

Hi Everyone,

How would you use the word - namesake in a sentence. I know what it means, but I'm happy with any of the examples I've seen on the net. I just want a simple sentence.

How would this sound?

Tim is grateful for his namesake.

Thanks
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Tim is grateful for his namesake. That sentence is not sufficient to exemplify the meaning of the word; in your sentence, 'namesake' could mean 'good health' or 'blessings' or something else. Which internet examples are you unhappy with?

— Mister Micawber

  • Tim is grateful for his namesake.
  • That sentence is not sufficient to exemplify the meaning of the word; in your sentence, 'namesake' could mean 'good health' or 'blessings' or something else.
  • Which internet examples are you unhappy with?
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Cup cakeHow would this sound?Tim is grateful for his namesake.
That sentence is not sufficient to exemplify the meaning of the word; in your sentence, 'namesake' could mean 'good health' or 'blessings' or something else.

Which internet examples are you unhappy with?
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Thanks Mr M.

OK, what you've said now makes sense. I didn't feel my sentence was 'full' if you know what I mean.

As for websites? Gosh...I couldn't name any of them; they were forums that I found. You know, the ones where people ask questions, then others come in and try and answer them. None of them look like this website. I looked up a couple of dictionaries, including diction
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What a great link!
Thanks Mr. M.

The examples on Fraze.It are reasonably simple, and plenty so you can get your head around it.

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