mum

Example Sentences

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She told the BBC: "No family should go through this, no family should have to FaceTime their mum on a Friday night, and by the following Friday, organise a funeral."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"It's so draining. I'm exhausted worrying about money all the time. As a mum, sometimes you feel like you're failing, but I'm not failing, it's just the situation, unfortunately, that we are in," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Chloe, a single mum who also relies on the pantry, said rising prices have made her anxiety "a lot worse".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

A mum who gave up work to care for her disabled daughter who needs constant supervision says unpaid carers feel "used" and have to "fight for everything".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“Her. Yer apprentice. My mum said Alyce helped her sister Joan, the bailiff’s wife, when no one else could, and so she will have no one but Alyce.”

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman