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son

noun

Definition of son

as in boy

a male human born to parents Their two sons were always in competition with one another.

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Recent Examples of son Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 History buffs will note that the home was used to confine British General Richard Prescott and loyalist New Jersey Governor William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, during the Revolutionary War. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Footage from Iranian state media also showed three of Khamenei's sons—Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud—crying as the coffins of their father and other family members were carried out into Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Sunday. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 July 2026 Princess Diana's historic family home, Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire, England, will not be inherited by her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. — Christopher Luu, InStyle, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for son

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Every year, a group of 50 boys must complete the titular Long Walk, traveling at 3mph or faster until only one remains.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Adding to Marmion’s 13 boys sports, the girls will start out with seven — swimming, volleyball and cross-country in the fall; basketball and wrestling in the winter; soccer and track and field in the spring.

— Dave Oberhelman, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

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The politician started the team as a positive force for school-age kids, to keep kids in school, off drugs and out of gangs through athletic acrobatic practice and performance.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
These two summer nutrition programs work in concert to provide a solution to the long-standing challenge of summer hunger for kids.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 July 2026

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