parental

Example Sentences

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Importantly, the intervention also reduced one key metric: parental anger about infant sleep.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

While Cal resists this parental rigidity, the two do share something fundamental that threatens their community’s long-held foundations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Instead she saw parental bank balances tipping the selection scales.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Nearly a third of American children experience parental divorce before adulthood, according to census data, and the share of kids living with single parents has steadily risen over the past few generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Waiting for an opportune moment of parental distraction, she calmly disengaged herself and followed the sign.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov