How to Use son in a Sentence

son

noun
  • He is the son of a lawyer and a doctor.
  • She gave birth to a son.
  • They have two sons and a daughter.
  • This year my 6-month-old son and 3-month-old nephew were in the mix.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The two have raised a son, Robert, who is 23 and lives nearby.
    Kim Severson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The cause was a stroke, said her son, Nicholas Natteau.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • The youngest of four children, Nichols was the father of a 4-year-old son.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • In the film, there are some stories that even her sons were not aware of.
    Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Jennifer Ernst said her son is not fazed by the ouster.
    Mike Schell, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The singer shares 2-year-old son Lucky Levi with Daniel Tooker.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Nathan Clark: To clear the air, my son, Aiden Clark, was not murdered.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The next morning, a tiny thorn got wedged into the sole of my son’s foot.
    Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • For my son, my niece who are nearing the age when I was abused.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 May 2024
  • Her 19-month-old son, Kaleb, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Lloyd, as well as Belle and her husband and son, joined them.
    Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Check out what his son, Don Jr., had to say in Arizona.
    ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Dear Amy: My husband and I have a very sweet 8-year-old son.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Leave it to dad to keep his son, the Big Ten recruit, grounded.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • With him were his sons, 6 and 9, dressed in the uniforms of the Mahdi Scouts, Hezbollah’s youth wing.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Throughout the night, Li keeps trying to reach her son.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • That’s how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards’ 3-year-old son has missed in the past year.
    Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2023
  • In the flatbed, Naw Chi Paw clutches her baby next to her teenage son.
    Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The GoFundMe page for the husband and wife can be found here, and for the mother and her two young sons, here.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
  • In Jagdish Patel’s frozen arms was the body of his 3-year-old son, Dharmik, wrapped in a blanket.
    Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • But the bond between a father and a son can’t be dismissed.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Wolpin got Bear just last week as a service dog for her son, who has seizures.
    CBS News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • His son, Steve Valdez, told the outlet that his father died at home.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
  • Regina King’s son died two years ago and the actress is speaking about it for the first time.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, the son of Wolverines fourth-year head coach went first.
    Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • Baron’s two sons, Michael and David, are both involved in helping run the business and have been urging him to consider growing the firm in this way.
    Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

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