How to Use parent in a Sentence
- The form must be signed by a parent or guardian of the child.
- The new plant will have characteristics of both parent plants.
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The shots of Adam’s parents’ house were even filmed in Haigh’s childhood home.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Nov. 2023
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On Monday night, Mike Jr.’s parents were all about the process.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
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And less shock could mean less screen time strife for parents and kids alike.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023
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Those who are 21 and younger and live with their parents must apply with them.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2023
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If that’s the case, schools will notify parents ahead of time.
—Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023
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In the sixth grade, his parents took him to his first concert, Johnny Cash.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
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But Thursday marks the first time his parents, Ernesto and Maria, are in the stands when the season begins.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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Her husband worked at their startup at the time, and her parents lived in Korea.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 11 Nov. 2023
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In the 1960s, teens were not content to dress like their parents or follow their career paths.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
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The man said his fiancee and parents were inside the home, officials said.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
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In the release, Thompson noted that parents of the children present at the time were made aware of what had happened.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
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Rich and Brown were parents of three children, all under age 12 when Rich was killed.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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Her parents were sitting at a table next to him and the future first lady, Jill Biden.
—USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
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The two married in 2020 and are already parents to two daughters — Zara and Naomi.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 28 July 2023
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My favorite moment in that video had to be when the two parents were arguing.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2023
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Our pet parent said that no other shampoo has made her dog’s fur feel as soft.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
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Her 5-year-old brother, Prince Louis, didn't join his parents and siblings for the outing.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
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What should parents do about school during a measles outbreak?
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
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Hamming it up on social media is what this pair of new parents do best.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023
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But there’s very little for lawmakers (or parents) to do on their own.
—Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 11 June 2023
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The survey also took a look at the astrology sign of pet parents.
—Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 2 Sep. 2023
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His parents plan to visit his siblings in Moscow to join them for their first legal drinks.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
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Faith Pinho: The fact is, Paulina’s custody hearing would affect more than the two girls and their parents.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
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There are entire Reddit threads and dozens of YouTube videos that teach kids how to hack their devices and sneak around behind parents backs.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
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Jags also encourages her pet parents to go out and get some sun.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
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My parents had a Pointer Sisters tape in our car, Breakout.
—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2023
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Her parents and their friends were all rocket scientists, part of Russia’s equivalent of the Manhattan Project.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
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During those clinics, teachers gave students reading assessments and walked parents through the results.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
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And the real challenge at the end of the day with cloning is who's going to do the work of parenting that clone?
—Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 26 July 2023
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Essentially, to parent through rewards is to play with the levers of a child’s dopamine.
—Josh Wilbur, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
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There is no one answer in how to parent a troubled child.
—Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2020
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The 20-year-old graduated from high school this year, has a job and wants to parent his 2-year-old son.
—Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
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One of the most rewarding elements of life is to parent a child.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 10 July 2022
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That means, somewhere out there, a mom is trying to parent through a migraine.
—Tonilyn Hornung, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2020
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The pair continue to co-parent their 3½-year-old daughter, True.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 2 Mar. 2022
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Jenny’s out of town for work, so Nurse Joe must parent Christopher alone.
—Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2021
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The author points to the loneliness on both sides: for those who are parenting and for those who are child-free.
—Carola Lovering, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
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Brown, 33, who helped co-parent the girls with Creek and Meade, said NaJhari was just learning how to say his name.
—Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021
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The focus should be on parenting them and making sure their needs are met (to the best of your ability).
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
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Jimmy deals with parenting his teenage daughter, who wants to go on a group date.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
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With daycares closed, she and her husband were both forced to parent two kids while working full-time.
—Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 31 Dec. 2020
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The first Black fathers on American soil in 1619 did not have the legal right to parent their children.
—Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2022
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That, looking back, her mom — who could at times be abusive — didn't always have the tools to parent her and her siblings.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2021
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All coaching really is, at the end of the day, is parenting for football.
—Keith Pearson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
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Then 25-year-old Kutcher married the 40-year-old actress and moved in with her, helping to co-parent her teens with Willis as well.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 19 Jan. 2023
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As Anh tries to parent her brothers while navigating life in the refugee camp, Pin widens her scope.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
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Since their separation, the two have butted heads over how to co-parent their children.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
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Meghan Leahy Meghan writes about parenting for the Washington Post.
—Meghan Leahy, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
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One thing that struck me was watching Emma, a mother, trying to parent from space.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2020
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The Sister, Sister star also said the pair would be maintaining a friendship to co-parent their kids.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
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Hader and Carey finalized their divorce in June 2018 and now co-parent their kids.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 30 Mar. 2022
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The power of the novel is in the moment-to-moment work of parenting a wholly dependent child.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2023
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Whiskers, the river otter who parented the first otter to be born at the Detroit Zoo in 50 years, died on Tuesday.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
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This often overplayed phrase, while not always helpful, is true: No one is meant to parent alone.
—Danielle Campoamor, Woman's Day, 14 Oct. 2020
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While balancing work and school, he and Lisa also parent their 2-year-old daughter, Quinn.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2019
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Who knew a movie adapted from parenting book Queen Bees and Wannabes would result in one of the most beloved movies of our generation?
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 12 May 2023
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They were brought together to make each other better and to co-parent their two children.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2022
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In these videos, Hildebrandt and Franke sit side by side on a couch discussing topics like parenting and offering self-help tips.
—Samantha Wanderer, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
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