orphan

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1932, Davis moved in with his sister in Queens after becoming an orphan in his teens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Kenneth, who was put in an orphanage, has remained an orphan ever since.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

My own grandmother came here as an orphan when she was 6 or 7 years old.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026

They moved on to the titular boxer in "Creed," tormented by his father's legacy, and the villainous Killmonger of "Black Panther," traumatized by being an orphan in a racist world.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

“Tell your orphan pikins to come out,” a gruff voice ordered.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

Being raised by another sea otter rather than a human gives Sunny — like other orphans — the best chance of learning essential skills, he added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Opened in 1873, the privately operated detention facility housed petty delinquents and orphans, said Marc Schindler, a professor at Georgetown who leads the project.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Later, alone and faced with the choice of a losing battle against seven brigands or abandoning a group of frightened orphans to their fate, Brienne decides that she has “no chance, and no choice.”

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

Medical schools received hanged criminals and deceased orphans, but demand greatly outstripped supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Everything exploded around Magdalys as she sped off on mosback, sixteen squirming, whimpering orphans huddled together behind her on a saddle made for less than half that many full-sized adults.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

In 1995, Keith starred in Next Of Kin as Maggie Prentice, a grandmother who made no secret of disliking her orphaned grandchildren when taking them in after the death of her estranged son.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Monrovia resident Brian Gordon said Tuesday he was thankful to hear that Blondie’s two orphaned cubs are doing well and hopeful they can gain the important life lessons necessary for their release into the wild.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has revoked the school's license permanently, and said that students' educations would continue through online learning options or transfers to other institutions – especially for orphaned students.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

That certainly has been the case with orphaned oil wells, which also were built with promises of safety.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

Eb Carron, a nephew of Matt’s, had lived with the Creightons since he had been orphaned in childhood.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

Within these confines, COVID-19 advanced without mercy: orphaning children, killing breadwinners and shattering families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

“The biggest fear around spring bear season is the orphaning of cubs, that’s a very emotional argument. Even as a hunter, my worse fear would be to take a sow. Especially in a spring season.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021

In Texas, Lydia Rodriguez, 42, died this month of covid-19, two weeks after her husband Lawrence’s death from the same disease, orphaning their four children.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2021

Her husband succumbed to the virus as well, orphaning their newborn.

From Fox News ● Aug. 10, 2020

Since the orphaning and especially since the blindness of Louise, Henriette cared for her with a love overwhelming as that of a mother for her helpless baby.

From Orphans of the Storm by MacMahon, Henry