parentage

Example Sentences

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They are still trying to determine the precise connection of parentage between the victims, Smith said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

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

In a podcast with The Athletic FC, Rosenior highlighted how his star striker, Emmanuel Emegha, was labelled "difficult" and "emotional", but said he understood the Netherlands international with Nigerian parentage.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Factual parentage was all that mattered under the law.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

What purpose I had in view when I was hot on tracing out and proving Estella’s parentage, I cannot say.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens