Examples of only child in a Sentence
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George Harrison welcomed his only child, son Dhani, in 1978
George Harrison found inspiration in many people throughout his storied career, including his son.
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Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Lily couldn’t be more different: flat-broke, raised in Tampa, the only child of scientists who fled Mao’s Cultural Revolution.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
As an only child to a family of Greek immigrants in Ventura, Christie grew up fascinated with motorcycles.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
The couple legally wed in May 2022 and welcomed their only child together, a son named Rocky Thirteen in November 2023.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Bragg's parents wanted their only child to be open and experience all kinds of people.
—Walter Ray Watson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Barbara Joan Levinsohn was born on Feb. 28, 1935, in Brooklyn, the only child of Rubin Levinsohn, who owned a clothing store in Lower Manhattan, and Eleanor (Davidson) Levinsohn, a junior high school teacher.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
It’s been 30 years since Kurt Cobain died, and his only child — daughter Frances Bean Cobain — took to Instagram on Friday (April 5) to honor her dad and her journey with grief over the course of her life.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Her only child, Nigel, died by suicide on April 18 that year.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Lily couldn’t be more different: flat-broke, raised in Tampa, the only child of scientists who fled Mao’s Cultural Revolution.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
As an only child to a family of Greek immigrants in Ventura, Christie grew up fascinated with motorcycles.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
The couple legally wed in May 2022 and welcomed their only child together, a son named Rocky Thirteen in November 2023.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Bragg's parents wanted their only child to be open and experience all kinds of people.
—Walter Ray Watson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Barbara Joan Levinsohn was born on Feb. 28, 1935, in Brooklyn, the only child of Rubin Levinsohn, who owned a clothing store in Lower Manhattan, and Eleanor (Davidson) Levinsohn, a junior high school teacher.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
It’s been 30 years since Kurt Cobain died, and his only child — daughter Frances Bean Cobain — took to Instagram on Friday (April 5) to honor her dad and her journey with grief over the course of her life.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Her only child, Nigel, died by suicide on April 18 that year.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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