parentage

Example Sentences

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An uprising typically has a long parentage and, if effective enough, can leave behind many like-minded descendants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

That same year, Judge Pellman denied Xu’s parentage petition in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Factual parentage was all that mattered under the law.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

As an expert breeder, Wade Bennett can tell you the precise parentage of every one of the 140 head of Charolais cattle he keeps on a small holding on the edge of Nebraska’s rolling Sandhills.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

Bom in the Transvaal, of mixed parentage, Marks was a charismatic figure with a distinctive sense of humor.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela