Examples of godparent in a Sentence
My aunt and uncle are also my godparents.
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Cruise ship godparents participate in a ceremony to officially name the ship.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Kurtz’s historic night came with his parents and godparents watching on from the stands at Daikin Park.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
At Blanca’s celebration, more than a dozen sets of godparents paid for much of the party, including the clothes, reception room rentals, cake, music, photographs and flowers.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
The godparent tradition is absent in Bengali culture; all the same, like Linnet, I was raised not only by my mother and father but by other adults, members of their social circle, who exerted their influences on me.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Kurtz’s historic night came with his parents and godparents watching on from the stands at Daikin Park.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
At Blanca’s celebration, more than a dozen sets of godparents paid for much of the party, including the clothes, reception room rentals, cake, music, photographs and flowers.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
The godparent tradition is absent in Bengali culture; all the same, like Linnet, I was raised not only by my mother and father but by other adults, members of their social circle, who exerted their influences on me.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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“Godparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godparent. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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godparent
noun
god·par·ent
-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a sponsor at baptism
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