parental

Example Sentences

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A house mother provides the kind of love, care and parental support that so many of the house’s children weren’t fortunate enough to receive from their biological parents.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

His writings suggest he may have anticipated ideas now associated with epigenetics, considering how diet, blood, and parental behavior might influence offspring.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Schools do consider parental assets, including college savings plans, Lockwood explained, but they only expect parents to put 5.64% of those assets toward college payments each year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Instead she saw parental bank balances tipping the selection scales.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Nurse Beverly had rolled her eyes and changed the parental controls.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix