parental
Example Sentences
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The town's association with romance dates back to 1754, when changes to marriage laws in England prompted young runaway couples to cross the border into Scotland, where they could marry without needing parental consent.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
As burdensome as parental controls can be, the easiest way to do it is to set device-level app time limits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Possessions are often “tangible symbols of love and perceived parental favor,” Birkhofer says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
One of Tomlinson’s largest shifts in perspective was no longer feeling parental responsibility toward her three younger siblings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
I imagine they want to say something, I don’t know, parental, but they must feel like I do, like their bodies are full of holes.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
