How to Use inception in a Sentence

inception

noun
  • The project has been shrouded in controversy from its inception.
  • We'll assist you at every stage from inception to completion.
  • Since its inception, the business has expanded to become a national retail chain.
  • The group has hosted over 1,500 campers in the five years since its inception.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 Aug. 2023
  • People think Grimes was a pop project, but the inception of Grimes was in punk and noise scenes.
    WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This event has come a long way since its inception in 2009.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Your products and services should be secure from inception to the hands of the users.
    Mike Kijewski, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The song became the first title by two women in a lead role to open atop the chart since its inception in 1986.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The trend, which also goes by uru uru nails and ice nails, has K-beauty to thank for its inception.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Since its inception, the fund has awarded north of $2 million in cash and in-kind services to more than 280 films from all over the globe.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
  • There’s the date of inspiration or inception, and then there’s the date of recording that could be decades apart.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Since its 2013 inception, the Earls have crisscrossed the nation with a staggering tribute act to the sights and sounds of Flatt & Scruggs.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The lobby has acted as the de facto living room for the entire town since its inception in 1989.
    Brandon Perlman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Despite its young age, in the 34 years since its inception, the Infiniti logo has changed three times.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 23 June 2023
  • Since its inception in 2009, Hoka has been a defining shoe brand.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • Since its inception the Hyundai Kona has stuck to a basic formula and adds some driving fun with the N Line edition.
    Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Since its inception in 1997, the WNBA has been tasked with not only winning games but winning over doubters.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The company has fought with high costs since its inception linked to pricey deals with record labels to acquire streaming rights.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Scouting has, from its inception, been deeply rooted in the concept of doing for others.
    Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Walton was a commissioner from the group's inception and left last year.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Since the inception of the original Chuy’s, three of Adame Sr.’s sons and his eldest grandchild have opened a total of 12 locations.
    Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
  • To date, Garding Against Cancer has raised more than $7 million since its inception.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2023
  • But since its inception, it has been co-opted and bastardized by those seeking to commodify it to the point that artistry is no longer the focus.
    Spin Staff, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Since its inception in 1990, the festival has become one of the largest and most prestigious film festivals of its kind.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Since its inception, the gala has placed a spotlight on music-makers and the leaders who have utilized their platforms to drive social change throughout the past year.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 July 2023
  • Since its inception in 2019, Artemis has seen several rounds of rescheduling.
    Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Since the synagogue’s inception, a large portion of the city’s Jewish community has moved to the suburbs.
    Colbi Edmonds, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • From its inception the track spanned 7,361 feet which earned it its title as the ultimate roller coaster and cementing its spot in the Guiness Book of World Records.
    Nic Napier, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Assuming The Wire hewed to a real-life timeline, that would mean that Bell’s demise came in 2004, or five years before the creation of Bitcoin and the inception of the crypto industry.
    Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The team wanted best-in-class audio and visual capabilities — some of which didn’t even exist yet at the project’s inception.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023

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