Examples of only child in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Born March 9, 1936 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Mack was the only child of parents Carroll and Lucile.
—
Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 4 May 2026
An only child, Looney is the son of Irish immigrants who lived in the same county in Ireland.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Hollis, 53, saw her only child, 21-year-old Richard Hollis, shot five times in the kitchen of her small West Kendall apartment by officer Jaime Pino in June 2022.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Stribling, 23 and an only child and his father Karlos is an ex-Marine.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for only child
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 4 May 2026
An only child, Looney is the son of Irish immigrants who lived in the same county in Ireland.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Hollis, 53, saw her only child, 21-year-old Richard Hollis, shot five times in the kitchen of her small West Kendall apartment by officer Jaime Pino in June 2022.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Stribling, 23 and an only child and his father Karlos is an ex-Marine.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for only child
Cite this Entry
“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
