Examples of adoptee in a Sentence
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This seemed to be a preventative measure taken to stop the adoptee from sucking his thumb, and other YouTubers voiced their opinions over Huxley's apparent treatment.
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Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
Potential adoptees can go to Heidi’s, located at 600 N 40th Street, and ask to meet a Maricopa County dog.
—Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
While these issues are complex enough, there's another challenge for female adoptees.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 May 2024
In recent years, Black adoptees have been speaking about their experiences and raising awareness about the hardships of growing up in transracial adoptive families.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Ashley Park leads the ensemble as Audrey, a successful attorney and adoptee who travels to China on business.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 July 2023
Hers was, in some ways, the opposite journey of adoptees such as Steve, who wanted so badly to know his biological family.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
Ryan herself is the parent of an adoptee, Daisy, 19.
—EW.com, 3 Nov. 2023
Jen Kim, a Korean American adoptee, is a production coordinator and manager in the film industry.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
Potential adoptees can go to Heidi’s, located at 600 N 40th Street, and ask to meet a Maricopa County dog.
—Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
While these issues are complex enough, there's another challenge for female adoptees.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 May 2024
In recent years, Black adoptees have been speaking about their experiences and raising awareness about the hardships of growing up in transracial adoptive families.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Ashley Park leads the ensemble as Audrey, a successful attorney and adoptee who travels to China on business.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 July 2023
Hers was, in some ways, the opposite journey of adoptees such as Steve, who wanted so badly to know his biological family.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024
Ryan herself is the parent of an adoptee, Daisy, 19.
—EW.com, 3 Nov. 2023
Jen Kim, a Korean American adoptee, is a production coordinator and manager in the film industry.
—Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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