How to Use stepparent in a Sentence

stepparent

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  • Gabrielle Union doesn't like to be called a stepparent.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • All Day The parents and stepparent of our 11-year-old son have a disagreement.
    — Philip Galanes, New York Times, 21 May 2020
  • For an involved stepparent, this is where the rubber truly meets the road.
    — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2018
  • Only 10% of the victims were killed by their stepparents.
    — Paul Martucci, CNN, 7 July 2017
  • But my shining moment as a stepparent was this spring, on the soccer field.
    — Washington Post, 15 July 2021
  • The stepparent adoption process is the most common route to do so for married couples.
    — David Dodge, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • What if three sets of grandparents (parents and stepparents of his parents) do the same?
    — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 14 Dec. 2019
  • One of the best ways a stepparent can handle this scenario is to give the child room and opportunity to get to know you at their own pace.
    — Ginger Gentile, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • If that means murdering Andy's mean cat and pseudo stepparent, so be it!
    — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
  • This can look like the stepparent and the biological parent setting up a time to talk, says Williams.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Omar, like all stepparents since the dawn of fairy tales, is fundamentally evil.
    — Edgar Gomez, Longreads, 13 June 2017
  • The stepparent might help the stepchild with their homework or some other task upon request, but won’t nag the child to focus if they get distracted.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2022
  • We've been married for 8 years and just finalized a stepparent adoption last month.
    — Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Her parents, stepparents, grandparents and siblings have been by her side through the whole ordeal.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The notion that a stepparent can’t love a child like a biological parent is lazy and dead-end thinking.
    — Chloe Caldwell, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • In Kentucky, both biological parents of a child have to give their consent for a stepparent to legally adopt the child.
    — Sean Scott, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2022
  • How involved in decision-making should the stepparents be?
    — Abigail Van Buren, Houston Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Stepparents can also be tricky; if there’s no will in place when a person dies, their stuff usually goes directly to their spouse, according to most state laws.
    — Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 27 July 2017
  • Giving birth, adopting, or becoming a stepparent or guardian all count.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 14 June 2017
  • Giving birth, adopting, or becoming a stepparent or guardian all count.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Employees can take the leave in chunks that are at minimum two weeks to care for an ill spouse, domestic partner, parent or stepparent, or 18-and-under child or stepchild.
    — Fortune, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Last year, our son and his wife raced to five (yes, five) Christmas celebrations, trying to please every parent, stepparent and grandparent.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Your position as a stepparent is both an asset and an impediment.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The Good American mogul also said her stepparent told the family the reports were untrue, and that their family did not find out about the transition until going to a meeting with E!
    — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The Berman-Stark legislation would give mothers, fathers, grandparents, stepparents, siblings, spouses and guardians the authority to make the the court request.
    — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • After getting together, the pair welcomed three children — King, Major and Heiress — while also assuming the role of stepparents to their older children.
    — Vandana Pawa, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Blanchard’s parents and stepparents have spoken in support of the legislation.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Immediate family members include a spouse or a partner of at least one year, a dependent child or grandchild, a parent or stepparent, or a guardian for a minor.
    — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
  • A broken heart is not an excuse for treating your host, or stepparent, or fellow vacationer, or whatever the power alignment was in this property, like crap.
    — Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Though the couple have welcomed children of their own, Tucci has previously opened up about his wife initially taking on the role of a stepparent to his three oldest children during an August 2017 interview with The Guardian.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023

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