How to Use stepfather in a Sentence

stepfather

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  • The stepfather called 911 and went to the scene himself.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
  • His stepfather went upstairs and asked him for the gun.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Jolie and Jace hugged their mom and future stepfather, all dressed for a good swim.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • Nichols worked the second shift at FedEx with his stepfather.
    — CBS News, 28 Jan. 2023
  • On the day of the transplant, Feb. 21, Haley's mother and stepfather drove her to the hospital.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Yacht 'was their home' Buro thinks his mother and stepfather could still be alive.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • His brother, 21, tried to carry the boy back to the trailhead while the stepfather rushed to his vehicle to seek help.
    — Mary Beth Gahan, New York Times, 26 June 2023
  • Her mother taught at a Catholic school and her stepfather at a public one.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
  • And my stepfather was the one who introduced me to guitar.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Nichols' mother and stepfather signed the first wooden roof slat of the canopy before it was lifted to the top of the large canopy and drilled into place.
    — Adrian Sainz, ajc, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Denise did try to take custody of Shane a year after her mother and stepfather moved to Texas.
    — Wyatt Mason, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • Nichols, the father of a 4-year-old, had worked with his stepfather at FedEx for about nine months, his family said.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Nichols lived with his parents, and worked second shift at FedEx with his stepfather.
    — Claire Galofaro, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Harris’s stepfather — a good friend of Warfield’s — survived, but broke his back.
    — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Pat Boyd, Christie's stepfather and a former San Jose detective, knew the stakes were high.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Nichols worked second shift at FedEx with his stepfather.
    — Adam Beam, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Later that morning, her stepfather and mother doused the car and basement with bleach to remove the blood.
    — Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Chinyere, who didn’t give her surname to the BBC, said her stepfather wrote to the franchise, head office and the police about the harassment—at which point the man was fired.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2023
  • Rodney Wells, Nichols' stepfather, pleaded for calm after the release of the video.
    — ABC News, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Lilly and Charlie grew up to love the world of television and film, just like their parents and stepfather.
    — Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The girl's stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, 60, has also been charged.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The film follows a Spanish girl named Ofelia who just moved with her mother to be with her new stepfather.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Like his stepfather, Brown was the only Black person in his office.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Isaiah ran to the bedroom where his stepfather, Daren, was sleeping.
    — Jordan Gonsalves, Time, 1 Dec. 2022
  • His stepfather, 31, hiked back to their vehicle to find help while the brother, 21, tried to carry his brother back to the trailhead.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
  • His stern stepfather, Moe Segal, summoned him for a talk.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The movie is about an 11-year-old boy that is working through his parents divorce and adjusting to a new stepfather.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2023
  • In June 2022, his mother was killed near Atlanta at the hands of Metro’s stepfather, who took his own life soon after shooting her.
    — Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Carl's mother, Sharon Radke, and stepfather, Lou, also joined the group.
    — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • In the fall of 2022, Brownstein learned that her mother and stepfather had been killed in a car accident while on vacation in Italy.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2024

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