bastard child
Example Sentences
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MMA is the bastard child of illegal street fights and martial arts, which has always made for a strange blend of freak-show sleaze and a culture of respect.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
It also suggests that the IMF, the utterly vital, eternally disavowable, brutally underloved bastard child of American intelligence, may not survive this latest and severest test of its abilities and resources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Gov't Mule is kind of the bastard child of the jam scene – the black sheep – because we're heavier than other jam bands.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2023
"I am the bastard child of Empire," she says, "and I will have my day."
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2019
He knew that the scandal would be the same whether she gave birth to a bastard child or married the son of a peasant: society would condemn her in either case.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
