How to Use adoptive in a Sentence

adoptive

adjective
Definition of adoptivenext
Synonyms for adoptivenext
  • The adoptive parents of the third Adams child who has filed suit declined to speak to the AP about the case.
    — Michael Rezendes, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022
  • In Athens more than 6,000 miles from his adoptive city of Houston, Rick Lowe is at home.
    — Adam Bradley, New York Times, 7 June 2023
  • Tressie King and her husband, Jamel, along with their adoptive son.
    — Hannah Rappleye, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Allen and Maria’s son, Earnest Young, moved to Virginia after the death of his adoptive parents and lived to the ripe old age of 83.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
  • At the time, Major Haley went by the same first name as his adoptive father, Bill.
    — Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • One of her favorite shops in her adoptive city is Boutique de France.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The adoptive father was found not guilty by a jury in 2022, while the mother's charges were dismissed this year.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Her [adoptive] father called her scar the Devil’s mark.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Mary Sisk was Mason Sisk’s adoptive mother and was one of the five people he is accused of killing.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The core idea of these stories was that orphans were fated to end up with their adoptive parents.
    — Erika Hayasaki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Tabitha, Ginger and Elizabeth are the three adoptive mothers at the heart of this story.
    — Denise Davidson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2022
  • Cristina cried the entire long flight back home with her adoptive father.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
  • When Julia was a girl, Hendrickson had served much the same role for her adoptive mother.
    — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But Natalia, who confronted her adoptive father in the last episode of the new series, claims she was abused by the couple.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Their adoptive parents, Trezell and Jacqueline West, have been charged with murder.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 23 June 2022
  • The ultimate goal is to reunify that child with their parent, or when that isn’t an option, to find the best adoptive home for them.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Nov. 2022
  • At the end of last month, Roberts was giving a speech in Budapest, adoptive capital of populists far and wide.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Love has powers now, with Thor acting like her adoptive father.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 10 July 2022
  • In the years after her reunion with Joann, Kiessling distanced herself from her adoptive parents.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Two Russian teenagers were arrested in Spain and accused of killing their adoptive mother this week.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The two team up, and encounter two other teenagers, the adoptive children of a park ranger, who went through a similar strange wildfire sixteen years ago.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 July 2022
  • The adoptive mother and grandfather also pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2023
  • Eminem is also the adoptive father of 21-year-old Stevie Laine Mathers.
    — USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • Even though 11-year-old Shelldon isn’t toilet-trained, is really messy, sleeps five months out of the year and has a foot fetish, his adoptive family in Kaysville still adores him.
    — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • His adoptive mother, Luz Vargas, was working five miles away.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • It's later revealed that Lila works for the Commission alongside the Handler, who is her adoptive mother.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 15 June 2022
  • Williams-Baugh said, referring to her adoptive parents.
    — USA Today, 22 Aug. 2022
  • His adoptive mother called authorities to their home more than 50 times.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The Gundersen family in Norway had known the truth about John’s birth for more than 60 years but had agreed with his adoptive parents to keep it secret to protect him.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Late on Monday, Smith revealed that her dog found an adoptive family.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023

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