birth

Example Sentences

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She then gave birth to a severely premature child who died about two hours later.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Kavanagh, 78, is a New Englander by birth and Californian by choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

For many, the idea of filming and broadcasting such intimate moments, including the actual birth of their child, would be unthinkable.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

And there’s something playful about examining the birth of the U.S.—or the “United Provinces of America,” as our early ally Louis XVI put it—from an English perspective, even if Ms. Worsley avoids any pro-Brit bias.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Like when it was going to rain or snow or when somebody would be close to death or birth.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen