How to Use son in a Sentence
son
noun- He is the son of a lawyer and a doctor.
- She gave birth to a son.
- They have two sons and a daughter.
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Officers then found the body of Thaler’s son in the trunk of the car.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 May 2022
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This year my 6-month-old son and 3-month-old nephew were in the mix.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022
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The two have raised a son, Robert, who is 23 and lives nearby.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
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The cause was a stroke, said her son, Nicholas Natteau.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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My son was tired and overwhelmed and didn’t want to go.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 May 2022
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The youngest of four children, Nichols was the father of a 4-year-old son.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2023
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In the film, there are some stories that even her sons were not aware of.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
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Jennifer Ernst said her son is not fazed by the ouster.
—Mike Schell, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024
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The singer shares 2-year-old son Lucky Levi with Daniel Tooker.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
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Nathan Clark: To clear the air, my son, Aiden Clark, was not murdered.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
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The next morning, a tiny thorn got wedged into the sole of my son’s foot.
—Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
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For my son, my niece who are nearing the age when I was abused.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 May 2024
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Her 19-month-old son, Kaleb, was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
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Lloyd, as well as Belle and her husband and son, joined them.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Check out what his son, Don Jr., had to say in Arizona.
—ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Dear Amy: My husband and I have a very sweet 8-year-old son.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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Leave it to dad to keep his son, the Big Ten recruit, grounded.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
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Copeland lives in New York City with her husband and son.
—Robin Rose Parker, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
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The person who did it is our son’s girlfriend -- and the mother of his child.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 8 July 2022
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Udoka’s son is the same age as a number of the children who died.
—Conor Roche, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2022
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With him were his sons, 6 and 9, dressed in the uniforms of the Mahdi Scouts, Hezbollah’s youth wing.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Throughout the night, Li keeps trying to reach her son.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
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That’s how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards’ 3-year-old son has missed in the past year.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2023
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The man, from Quebec, had been on a day hike on a mountain trail with his son.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022
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In the flatbed, Naw Chi Paw clutches her baby next to her teenage son.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
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But he is never described as a pushy parent or one who forced the game upon his son or daughter.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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His mother, Janice Combs, had initially told her son his father had died in a car crash.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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