How to Use special needs in a Sentence
special needs
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And because of that, some of these dogs will have special needs.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, CNN, 27 July 2022
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Or a child born with special needs could change the equation, too.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
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Her younger son, Jose, 13, has special needs and couldn’t be home alone.
—New York Times, 17 May 2021
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The son is a special needs kid who just got his first dog a couple of weeks ago.
—Madeline Coggins, Fox News, 18 July 2023
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His son has special needs, though; how would that work?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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There’s disparagement of a girl with eczema and of the special needs class.
—Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
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The state pays local schools about 30% of the costs involved with students with special needs.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2022
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Acosta quit her job a few years ago to care for her son, who has special needs.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
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TERi’s mission is to change the way the world sees, helps and empowers those with special needs.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2022
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The demands of taking care of two boys with special needs are endless, but the Smiths take it in stride.
—Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 22 Oct. 2020
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His siblings found homes, but the owners didn't know what to do with Joey due to his special needs.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2022
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The case has raised concerns among some parents of special needs kids.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Orech said a caretaker of three adults with special needs reached out to him.
—Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2021
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His son with special needs heard the gunfire and hurried downstairs to find his dad in a pool of blood.
—Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 24 Sep. 2021
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He and Sarah’s first child and their only son, Ronnie, had special needs.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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The move means students with special needs will no longer meet in school buildings, for the time being.
—Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2020
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The Cavs’ first use case was a mother and her son with special needs, who ordered food from the SeatGeek app at 8 a.m. for the 8 p.m. tip.
—Shlomo Sprung, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
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Access times for special needs children and adults is 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 5.
—Wendy Fox Weber, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2021
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One of the children has special needs, and all are U.S. citizens.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Next, 55 third-through-fifth-graders with special needs would return Nov. 17.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2020
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Other factors like age, coat, and special needs can also play a role in what bed will be the best fit.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
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Our youngest children are 13-year-old twins, one of whom is autistic/special needs.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
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Young children and children with special needs should have an adult present.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2021
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Young children and children with special needs should have an adult present.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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When the investment banker first moved to Phoenix and didn’t know anyone, her son with special needs got very sick.
—Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
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According to the lawsuit, Clay-White went to a classroom in May 2022 to help a student with special needs.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
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Her sons, both of whom have special needs, are in fifth and seventh grades and made the honor roll last year while learning from home.
—Washington Post, 12 July 2021
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Fewer than one in four youth with special needs, ages 12 to 17, received plans and services for adult health care.
—Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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Groups will be set up by age, and there will be a separate hunt for children with special needs, according to the village of Sleepy Hollow’s website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Head Start provides care and services to thousands of children in and around KC who come from low-income families, are in foster care or have special needs.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
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