be born
Example Sentences
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We are therefore once again in a Gramscian bind, caught between the old which will not die and the new which struggles to be born.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It began when two married men asked Judge Marlon Weiss to issue a pre-birth order acknowledging them as the lawful parents of a child who was about to be born via surrogacy.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
It gave multiple generations the assurance that we couldn’t easily be deported, unlike others we knew who didn’t have the good fortune to be born here.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
He has a rare genetic disorder called Townes-Brocks syndrome, which caused him to be born with severe hearing loss.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
‘Now, you have to be born somewhere. North Carolina—Tennessee—Alabama—some place.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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