foster child
Example Sentences
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She said she believed the theft may have been a part of a coping mechanism and likened herself to a foster child who may hoard items or food as a means of soothing themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
In 2009 movie The Blind Side, Michael Oher, a foster child in Tennessee, is adopted by a wealthy white couple and blooms into a star college athlete.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
From his time as a foster child, Saka said: “I know what it’s like to feel uprooted and swept away.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Him being a foster child feels like a significant piece of things.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
“We should have been more alert to her condition before placing any foster child there. I should have been more alert.”
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
