offspring
Example Sentences
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The litany hails him as the renowned offspring of David, who handed Christ a king’s lineage and a contested throne, and calls him the terror of demons and the model of artisans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
These marks can originate in either sperm or egg cells and are passed to offspring.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Though he didn’t linger in the Golden State for long, his offspring later returned and formed California’s first modern pack in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Like most immigrant parents, my mom and dad made it abundantly clear they had high expectations of their offspring.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Vocabulary lists containing offspring
It's All in the Family
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Christmas Carol Vocab: A Lyrical Lexicon
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"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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