parental

Example Sentences

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When we are young, we get to bask in undiluted parental attention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Apple also touted its parental controls as tech companies face increasing pressure worldwide on child safety and screen addiction.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"Repealing the defence would, by definition, make this kind of reasonable parental behaviour prosecutable."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Sonja Shaw pulled out an impressive primary win as an unabashed parental rights advocate while successfully running her local school district,” Christensen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Then two new daughter strands are made on the two parental templates, thereby forming two DNA molecules identical to the original molecule.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson