How to Use biological in a Sentence

biological

adjective
  • Ekeler has never met his biological father, a man who was out of his life before Ekeler was born.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2022
  • These biological changes are large but more gradual than other markers, Waters said.
    Damian Carrington, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Halladay said biological factors contribute to higher autism rates among boys.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • According to the group, the guideline intends to change the stigma around obesity and highlights the disease as a complex, biological issue.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In more than 70% of the cases, the victim's biological parents were deemed responsible for the child fatalities.
    Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The researchers conducted a two-year study that tracked women before and after breast cancer treatment, analyzing blood cells for biological aging markers.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
  • This is particularly worrying since the loss of some of these species could impact their respective habitats and other important biological functions in the ocean.
    Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Damian is Bruce Wayne’s biological son, a fact unknown to Wayne for the first eight to 10 years of Damian’s life.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Laine raised Tad as her own after the death of his biological mother, Cheryl.
    Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • For decades we were led to believe that the father who raised us was our biological father.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Two of their biological children, Nick and Rose, also declined to comment when reached by the Globe.
    Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The affidavit says Dash was the biological father of three of the woman’s children, including the 13-year-old charged with killing him.
    Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This is a person that was closer to me than my own biological father.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The stuff disrupts a key biological process necessary to keep plants alive.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Yet, the Lord placed other men in his life as surrogate dads, who loved him like their biological children.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
  • The singer is a former romantic partner of Porter’s and the biological father of her son, Quincy Brown.
    Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • There are a wide range of biological therapies that are used in people who do not respond to this treatment.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The parent-theme continues with Mel’s quest to find her biological father, who just might have been under her nose this whole time.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Two were biological kin, both younger than Savage, the eldest of 10 siblings.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Hen and Karen find out that Denny is in contact with his biological father.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The Barnetts also claimed at the time that Grace had sinister intentions and tried to hurt both them and their biological children.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Authorities have said that Wynter was not Trice’s biological child, but the 1-year-old boy was.
    Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2023
  • What does that mean to be the biological mother of a fetus that is genetically not your child?
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • State researchers have found crayfish — freshwater crustaceans that belong to the same biological group as lobsters — in a creek on the trail.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Shaq was estranged from Joseph until 2016 Throughout his life, Shaq’s biological father, Joseph, tried to reach out to him.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • The shudder is a trauma response, a kind of biological palate cleanser that allows a return to a sense of normalcy after duress.
    Rachel Sherman Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • When Nick sets out to find his biological father, the journey threatens to raise more questions than answers.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
  • Tran said his biological mother has been unhoused and addicted to drugs for decades, so Tran spent most of his early life in foster care.
    Veronica Miracle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Simone Biles’ biological mother, Shanon Biles, hopes to make amends with her historic, Olympian gold medalist of a daughter one day.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Simone Biles‘ biological dad is proud of her no matter what.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 July 2024

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