How to Use firstborn in a Sentence

firstborn

adjective
  • His firstborn son was no stranger to this form of soccer as well.
    Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • So the infant boy must have been the firstborn son of one of the counts.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Then the dad gets to keep — always the dad gets to keep the firstborn.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
  • The hooper went with a copy-and-paste job to name his firstborn.
    Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • The 25-year-old gave birth to her daughter and firstborn at six months.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Scott’s firstborn, Ford, is a nickname.
    Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Jelly Roll is opening up about how much his firstborn means to him.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Figueras was one of the first to meet Harry’s firstborn Archie.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • This habit started a long time ago, when my husband and I lost our firstborn.
    Kristan Higgins, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2021
  • Because their firstborn son had just died, and so that was horrific.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The first signs that their firstborn son was different came early.
    Quanta Magazine, 8 June 2026
  • Their firstborn son, Owen, helped Sweet's father walk her down the aisle.
    Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Kyle wrote in a social media tribute to his firstborn.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • Jones had to call her mom and break the news that her firstborn child had cancer at just 24 years old.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Rudolph remembered of the early days with her firstborn.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Tindalls went with a name not found in the family for their firstborn.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022
  • In the video, mom, dad and their firstborn, Olympia, gather at what looks like a coworking space.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2023
  • But her symptoms gave way to the consuming care of her firstborn child, Beau.
    New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Finally, God had no choice but to intend to kill the firstborn of both man and beast.
    Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Mickey was the firstborn, so Mickey was always in their life.
    Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
  • All new parents know that precious moments with your firstborn come in dribs and drabs and then in a torrent.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The post reads that Meghan and Harry's firstborn weighs 7 lbs and 3 oz.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2019
  • Joel's firstborn daughter, Alexa Ray, is now 39 years old.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The mom of two smiled big with her arm around her firstborn, rocking a black dress with a sheer corset bodice and latex bubble skirt.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For us, that meant Adam would get a pool if Allison got the rights to name our firstborn son.
    Allison Sweet Grant and Adam Grant, Redbook, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The new addition to her family joins her firstborn son.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Esau is a hunter and a warrior who carries the weight of expectation placed on the firstborn son.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Think of new parents strapping their firstborn into the car seat for the ride home from the hospital.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 May 2025
  • Six of the seven patients were firstborn children, and none attended day care in the first year of life.
    Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 23 May 2018
  • My friend Jason is getting ready to drop off his daughter, his firstborn child, at college.
    Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025

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