Examples of orphanage in a Sentence
After the death of his parents, he was raised in an orphanage.
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Prior to the spread of Christianity, there were no public hospitals in the Roman world; no orphanages, poorhouses, or old persons’ homes; no government assistance to help those in need or private charities to minister to the poor, homeless, and hungry.
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Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Many were taken from orphanages or residential schools in the chaos of the early days of the full-scale invasion and some have no living relatives who would be searching for them.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
The letter also addresses claims Campbell made linking Kirk to Epstein, including a conspiracy theory — also promoted by Candace Owens — alleging that Kirk’s charity partnered with a Romanian orphanage to traffic children.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
Taparjan was adopted as a baby by a British couple from a Romanian orphanage.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Many were taken from orphanages or residential schools in the chaos of the early days of the full-scale invasion and some have no living relatives who would be searching for them.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
The letter also addresses claims Campbell made linking Kirk to Epstein, including a conspiracy theory — also promoted by Candace Owens — alleging that Kirk’s charity partnered with a Romanian orphanage to traffic children.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
Taparjan was adopted as a baby by a British couple from a Romanian orphanage.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij 
: an institution for the care of orphans
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