Examples of orphanage in a Sentence
After the death of his parents, he was raised in an orphanage.
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While some of the Pedro Pan children had extended family members who could take them in, others moved into orphanages run by the Catholic Church.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2018 she was convicted of embezzling funds meant for an orphanage during her tenure as prime minister and was sentenced to a five-year prison term.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2018 she was convicted of embezzling funds meant for an orphanage during her tenure as prime minister and was sentenced to a five-year prison term.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for orphanage
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij 
: an institution for the care of orphans
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