godparent

Example Sentences

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Our neighbours in the little apartment where we lived in Nagoya had ended up becoming his godparents, and last year he went back to visit them, and go back to his roots.

From BBC

“Parents either get really sick or die and they still have teenagers who don’t know if it’s going to be a grandparent, uncle, godparent or a family friend that’s going to help guide them.”

From Seattle Times

On Isabelle’s first birthday, we invited our good friends, her godparents, over for cake — outdoors, of course.

From Washington Post

So, I asked two friends of mine to be their godparents, so they’d have a godmother.

From Washington Post

“They’re dropping these kids who already have trauma into the laps of these family members or godparents and waving goodbye.”

From Washington Post