How to Use offspring in a Sentence

offspring

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  • The show is about two couples and the adventures of their rebellious offspring.
  • The zoo said that Zahara’s offspring is the seventh calf to be born there.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The fossils are believed to be from the mothers and offspring that died there over the years.
    — Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The first offspring survived; the second, born this spring, did not.
    — Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • The more races a horse wins, the greater its value when breeding and the value of its offspring.
    — Ray Walia, Cpa, Cma, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Ants need to defend their colony, seek food and take care of offspring.
    — Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Junior, the offspring of Amadeo and Blossom, was in his 20s.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 June 2024
  • The offspring boasts blooms in springtime and then an encore in late summer and fall.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Maybe someday, these stars, or their offspring, will again glide across the ocean floor and bring balance back to the kelp forests.
    — Jennifer Adler, Vox, 7 July 2024
  • The Manhattan restaurant is the offspring of Raoul’s, the legendary (pushing 50, now) French bistro across the street.
    — Caitie Kelly Monica Mendal Amy Fang Jameson Montgomery Alexander Lobrano Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 22 June 2023
  • God forbid a woman isn’t balled and chained to her partner and offspring.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The miniscule creature is the offspring of parent baboons Kodee and Kusa.
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • At the age of 16, the offspring of mixed marriages had to choose one of their parents’ ethnicities.
    — Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Three of Charlotte's offspring remained in the barn with Wilbur for a bitter-sweet ending.
    — Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2023
  • But on the flip side, some suggest the hybrid offspring might be more equipped to live in a world altered by climate change.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But in this case, two loving brothers who lived into their 90s, a church filled with friends and offspring?
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more.
    — Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s what to know so far about Elizabeth Holmes' offspring.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The low-emitters have been bred and produced low-emitting offspring.
    — Nick Perry, ajc, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Most female bats produce just one offspring per year over their life spans, which can range from 10 to more than 30 years.
    — Tanya Dewey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2024
  • And that extra activity appears to pay off: the sandpipers that sleep the least sire the most offspring.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The show also served as a gathering place for the offspring of classic rockers.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2023
  • The two older offspring, who were supposed to have been away at college, ended up at home.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2022
  • They have been seen hunting lizards and are able to mate with other viper species to produce hybrid offspring.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Each parent must possess a copy of the genetic variant and pass it on in order for the trait to appear in the offspring, as is the case with Qizai.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The offspring take flight with their moms in the summer months, creating the nightly spectacle.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
  • These kids know that being the offspring of a famous musician rocks!
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • That’s because the mother is trying to feed her new calf while helping to feed her adult children and their offspring.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • End of carousel Here’s a typical scenario: Your offspring has a part-time job and has been saving, but doesn’t have enough to purchase the car without a loan.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • The abductors were wildlife biologists desperate to save the species from extinction by breeding them in captivity and releasing offspring back into the wild.
    — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024

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