orphan

Example Sentences

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But “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is less concerned about the aristocracy than what life is like for smallfolk like Dunk, an orphan who spent his early childhood scraping by in Flea Bottom.

From Salon

And it’s incredibly unfair that Renee Good is dead, that her wife is a widow and her son an orphan.

From Salon

“You are the waif’s last relation in the world. Without you, the child is destined to a most piteous life in the orphan asylum.”

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Saabirin was orphaned when both her parents died within a short period when she was just one year old.

From BBC