son

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Recent Examples of son The 43-year-old dad and his son were driving on Veterans Memorial Parkway shortly before 2:30 p.m. June 2 when their vehicle was involved in a crash with another, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025 In the early two-thousands, he was found to have misrepresented himself as a prosecutor to help a journalist investigate a mayor suspected of corruption; he was accused of having an extramarital affair; his son reportedly posted misogynistic comments online. E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025 Among the 100 people in the audience were Groucho’s daughter, Miriam, and his son, Arthur. Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Sherri Parnell hadn’t seen her son for more than a decade when he was killed. Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for son
Recent Examples of Synonyms for son
Noun
  • Despite their turbulent past, however, Fenty and his daughter remained in contact and stayed in each other's lives.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
  • Karen Read's father greets supporters outside daughter's trial Read’s father’s demeanor directly conflicts with the behavior of O’Keefe, with experts pointing to key differences between the parents.
    Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • The 2,000-year-old Yamato dynasty was at risk of dying without a male heir in the next generation.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
  • It had been put up for sale by one of Nancy Astor’s heirs.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Back in present day, each of their children lay their flower beside candles and a memorial photo as a sign of their eternal love.
    Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • On the face of things, this ruling handed a momentous win to Woldenberg, who attended the hearing with his wife and three grown children, all of whom work for the business.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • After him, Mauricio Pochettino lasted 18 months, and his successor, Christophe Galtier, did not even manage for a calendar year.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • The vote – seen by supporters as an effort to guarantee judges’ autonomy and impartiality – has been embraced by Lopez Obrador’s successor and protege, President Claudia Sheinbaum.
    David Culver, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • These characters, such as Draculaura (daughter of Dracula), Frankie Stein (daughter of Frankenstein’s monster), Clawdeen Wolf (daughter of the Werewolf) and Cleo de Nile (daughter of the Mummy), are designed to reflect the diverse and unique offspring of classic monster figures.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025
  • Grads included Isabella Rossellini and First Daughter Tricia Nixon Cox as well as the offspring of Roosevelts and Vanderbilts.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 June 2025

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