How to Use birth certificate in a Sentence

birth certificate

noun

• Age on your birth certificate, not in your head.
  — Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
• The boy did not live long enough to be given a birth certificate.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
• Galdamez asks to have the dusty copy of her son’s birth certificate mailed to her.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2021
• There is so much more that helps shape a person, rather than just the year on their birth certificate.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
• But a missing birth certificate trapped her.
  — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• He would be listed as the father on the boy’s birth certificate.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2019
• It is assigned at birth, by a doctor, and goes on your birth certificate.
  — Daniel A Cinotti, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2019
• More people are eager to find out their age—and not the one on their birth certificate.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 30 Jan. 2024
• Steve Dennis’s birth certificate didn’t say where he was born or when, or to whom.
  — Meagan Flynn, The Seattle Times, 20 Aug. 2018
• Seniors may not have birth certificates.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
• Maren’s father left was her birth certificate, which prompts her to hit the road in search of her mother.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
• The answers come in all over the place, often a decade or three younger than what’s on their birth certificates.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
• Parkland staff used the name on that ID on the birth certificate.
  — Obed Manuel, Dallas News, 23 July 2019
• At the start, Ping Xi wants to film her burning her birth certificate.
  — New York Times, 6 July 2018
• The little girl was also born at home and does not have a birth certificate, the complaint says.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2022
• The only thing worse would be to show up dressed as Obama’s birth certificate.
  — Melissa Locker, Time, 1 Feb. 2018
• The couple who raised Lorenz are listed on his birth certificate.
  — Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 3 Feb. 2018
• Millions lack access to a paper copy of their birth certificate.
  — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
• Among them were the kids’ birth certificates, Ebert said, and a gymnastics medal.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
• When no one was looking, Homeira Qaderi added her own name to her son’s birth certificate.
  — Rebekah Denn, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2020
• And usually the county clerk would issue them a new birth certificate on the spot.
  — Terry Gross, NPR, 18 May 2026
• Keep birth certificates in a safe, safety deposit box, or other secure place at home.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
• Like passports, birth certificates can sometimes take weeks to obtain.
  — Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
• Without a birth certificate, the couple wouldn’t be able to legally take her out the country.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022
• His polish and sense of purpose caused a man from the audience to ask for a peek at the teen’s birth certificate.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
• Pearl Marshall's birth certificate did not have the names of her mother or father.
  — Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
• Outside, his sister clutches a folder of birth certificates and paystubs — proof of a life built here.
  — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
• But with Parker, there was no legal battle to get the dads' names added to the birth certificate.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 6 Mar. 2021
• Obama did have a long-form birth certificate, and the White House released it.
  — Dan Merica, CNN, 10 Apr. 2022
• On the infant’s birth certificate, Bonnie lied about her age to keep Jim out of jail.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024