come into the world

idiom

formal + literary
: to be born
Their son came into the world at 10:32 p.m. on January 14, 2003.

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You were meant to come into the world to literally create change, to teach me things, to teach your parents things, to teach my other family members things. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 The Bible says that light has come into the world, but the world is dark, and the darkness doesn’t comprehend the light. Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023 Nearly a dozen kids have come into the world, and with them mountains of child support that dwarf his earnings. Andrew Kay, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023 Plastic, tea bags, public trash cans, and the zipper had yet to come into the world. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 Whitnni Violet Stromberg wasn’t scheduled to come into the world until Jan. 17, but the 5-pound, 10-ounce bundle of joy made her debut on Sunday, as the first baby born at Westminster’s Carroll Hospital in 2023. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2023 Twelve okapi have been born there, and Beni is the fifth one to come into the world at the lodge. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2022 Sailor got to see her grandson come into the world and snuggle with his mom and dad for the first time. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2022 Many more people will come into the world with a diagnosis. Daniel Navon, Scientific American, 5 May 2022

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“Come into the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20into%20the%20world. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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