How to Use parenthood in a Sentence

parenthood

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  • So much of the show is about parenthood, both the perils and the rewards.
    — Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • That urge to help a little too much is a part of parenthood.
    — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, this also forces moms to take on most of the burdens of parenthood alone.
    — Jay Deitcher, Parents, 12 June 2023
  • Alex Gable spent recent weeks in the bleary-eyed haze of new parenthood.
    — Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In her 2022 Christina P: Mom Genes special, the mom of two talked about the strange ups and downs of parenthood.
    — Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
  • For us, the answer was obvious for the first few years of parenthood.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The number-one thing our testers told us was that these swaddles were easy to put on, even in the bleary first days of parenthood.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The couple opened up about the challenges of first-time parenthood on an episode of Counting On.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
  • Most guests arrive within the first week of parenthood and stay for five or six nights.
    — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 May 2024
  • And one day that life that waits beyond parenthood will come.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • Since then, the pair have been soaking up the early moments of parenthood.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • No one should be forced into the sacred role of parenthood against their will.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Among them are what might be called the unwritten rules for parenthood.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Thank you for being my partner in crime, life and parenthood.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 14 May 2024
  • Not all of us were raised by carefree Black parents, but this present wave of parenthood aspires to be that.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Aug. 2022
  • They’re meant to teach life skills, comfort measures and even survival for those first few weeks of parenthood.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2023
  • But the famous Fox Sports reporter's road to parenthood was anything but easy.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Finally: line up support for the first few months of new parenthood.
    — Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
  • Like football, parenthood has its share of wins and losses.
    — Gus Malzahn, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • To the actor, one of the best aspects of parenthood is indulging in his children's willingness to spend time with him.
    — Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The Changeling is a parenthood fable and a perilous odyssey through a New York City that many people didn’t know existed.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 11 July 2023
  • Armed with a British accent and a dry sense of humor, Hurley acts out how a posh mom from the past would tackle parenthood today.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Our outlook on parenthood is slowly changing with the world around us.
    — Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2022
  • In one episode of the MTV show, Gutierrez's mother sat the former couple down and offered some firm words to prepare them for parenthood.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The couple was swept up in the joyful, sleepless whirlwind of early parenthood.
    — Margherita Stancati, wsj.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • In a voiceover, Harry reflects on the pressures of parenthood as a member of the royal family and as a dad to mixed-race children.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Dec. 2022
  • As anyone with a mom purse knows, the literal baggage of parenthood is often very tough on the shoulders.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • For those past the initial stages of parenthood, consider what their hobbies are.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2022
  • For the mom who’s tired of getting flowers Think of succulents as the gateway into plant parenthood.
    — Grace Smith, wsj.com, 8 Nov. 2023
  • To paint the tale of parenthood, Stubbs painted each individually and brought them together in the work against a real background.
    — James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024

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