Examples of stepfamily in a Sentence
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But, while the adults in a stepfamily bond, the adult-child relationships are different.
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Naomi Cahn, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Cinderella is a folk tale with thousands of interpretations focused on the title character bullied by her wealthy stepfamily and later swept away by a rich, handsome prince.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Things can get more complicated when the stepfamily forms as a result of divorce, which is now more common.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
Our stepmother, stepfamily, the narrator — all the languages within the characters inside this fairy tale.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
One of the oldest and most popular stories in history is that of Cinderella, which follows a beautiful young woman with a harsh stepfamily who falls in love with a prince.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Nov. 2022
But Bran doesn’t desire revenge against her stepfamily.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
Here, the future-princess is a budding designer living in her stepfamily’s basement, dreaming of a career in couture.
—oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2021
In North Dakota, searching for their grandson and his new stepfamily, the Weboys, the Blackledges follow a trail of clues and small-town gossip that grows more and more ominous.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2020
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Naomi Cahn, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Cinderella is a folk tale with thousands of interpretations focused on the title character bullied by her wealthy stepfamily and later swept away by a rich, handsome prince.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Things can get more complicated when the stepfamily forms as a result of divorce, which is now more common.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
Our stepmother, stepfamily, the narrator — all the languages within the characters inside this fairy tale.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
One of the oldest and most popular stories in history is that of Cinderella, which follows a beautiful young woman with a harsh stepfamily who falls in love with a prince.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Nov. 2022
But Bran doesn’t desire revenge against her stepfamily.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
Here, the future-princess is a budding designer living in her stepfamily’s basement, dreaming of a career in couture.
—oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2021
In North Dakota, searching for their grandson and his new stepfamily, the Weboys, the Blackledges follow a trail of clues and small-town gossip that grows more and more ominous.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2020
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“Stepfamily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepfamily. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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