Examples of baby boom in a Sentence
There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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The 76 million Americans in the great baby boom demographic bulge will all be 60 to 79 years old next year.
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Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2023
That was the beginning of the demographic baby boom at the time, and the Fortune magazine was talking about an economic boom, and suddenly this America felt in a better place.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
Pastel Parade After World War II, picture-perfect homes and the baby boom swept the nation.
—Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 23 June 2023
The baby boom of the 1950s transformed American society and American business.
—Mauro F. Guillén, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
Chester Zoo is enjoying a baby boom of rare species 1 of 7 Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions.
—Nell Lewis; Video By Sandy Thin, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
Their latest addition comes amid a baby boom in the Hilton family.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
The legend of Plath is inextricable from the visual mythology of postwar prosperity—white picket fences, images of John and Jackie Kennedy sailing—that developed alongside the baby boom.
—Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2023
The explosion of humanity was even bigger than the baby boom and had people worrying about their impact on natural resources.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2023
That was the beginning of the demographic baby boom at the time, and the Fortune magazine was talking about an economic boom, and suddenly this America felt in a better place.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
Pastel Parade After World War II, picture-perfect homes and the baby boom swept the nation.
—Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 23 June 2023
The baby boom of the 1950s transformed American society and American business.
—Mauro F. Guillén, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
Chester Zoo is enjoying a baby boom of rare species 1 of 7 Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions.
—Nell Lewis; Video By Sandy Thin, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
Their latest addition comes amid a baby boom in the Hilton family.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
The legend of Plath is inextricable from the visual mythology of postwar prosperity—white picket fences, images of John and Jackie Kennedy sailing—that developed alongside the baby boom.
—Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2023
The explosion of humanity was even bigger than the baby boom and had people worrying about their impact on natural resources.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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baby boom
noun
: a marked rise in a birthrate (as in the U.S. after World War II)
baby boomer
noun
ˈbü-mər
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