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Recent Examples of daughter Norbury once posted an ask on behalf of her daughter for a seven-drawer dresser in a specific color. —
Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 The same upbringing kicked in when her youngest daughter, Anne, faced a series of public setbacks. —Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 Mason Royal, his son-in-law, is director of operations, and his daughter, Lily Rosenthal Royal, shapes branding and hospitality as creative director. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Her first thought was her daughter, her only child. —Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter
Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 The same upbringing kicked in when her youngest daughter, Anne, faced a series of public setbacks. —Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 Mason Royal, his son-in-law, is director of operations, and his daughter, Lily Rosenthal Royal, shapes branding and hospitality as creative director. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Her first thought was her daughter, her only child. —Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daughter
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While raising young children, Currie finally obtained her undergraduate degree in 1968 before working on the campaign of activist and lawyer Michael Shakman to be elected delegate to the 1969-70 constitutional convention.— Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Harper’s Bazaar didn’t report a due date for her third child.— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Another girl, Donna Jo, apparently naked on a back-yard lawn, holds several small, round pieces of fruit, still on their leafy branch, clasped to her chest like a trophy.— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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One was a girls' madrassa, or religious school.— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Jesus never talked about children or the elderly and wisely remained a bachelor with no kids but did date casually and was apparently very good-looking.— John Kenney, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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But the status quo is upended by the arrival of Kyra Marshall (Anika Noni Rose), a woman with young kids who wants a stop sign for safety reasons.— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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