How to Use stepfather in a Sentence
stepfather
noun-
The stepfather of the teen searched for the teen and wound up at the school.
— Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 -
The stepfather called 911 and went to the scene himself.
— Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023 -
His stepfather, Isaquiel Tavares, awoke to the screams.
— Jiselle Lee, Washington Post, 26 June 2024 -
His stepfather went upstairs and asked him for the gun.
— Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2023 -
The mother takes the children to visit a friend of the stepfather’s named Xavier.
— Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021 -
She was raised by her stepfather, Mirek Navratil, and took his last name.
— CNN, 5 Oct. 2021 -
Hoester and her husband and stepfather left their shady refuge and moved closer to the stage.
— oregonlive, 15 July 2022 -
Jolie and Jace hugged their mom and future stepfather, all dressed for a good swim.
— Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023 -
His stepfather and mother had a sweat lodge next to ours.
— David Treuer, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2022 -
After all, her stepfather had served the club at that time, for more than three decades.
— Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024 -
The mother and stepfather were charged with child abuse and other crimes and sentenced to prison, the bill said.
— Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024 -
The stepfather of the other girl was also looking for his daughter and went to the school.
— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 -
Nichols worked the second shift at FedEx with his stepfather.
— CBS News, 28 Jan. 2023 -
The second girl was given a ride to her stepfather’s home in the village.
— cleveland, 17 Nov. 2021 -
The stepfather, concerned the unrest might reach their home, had taken all the guns to the basement.
— Bruce Vielmetti, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021 -
Her stepfather, Rob, was going to… Brady: That failed, that one, didn’t it.
— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 24 July 2024 -
The topic was inspired by the loss of her stepfather, Sam, who died of cancer in 2018.
— Cindy Watts, PEOPLE.com, 26 Jan. 2022 -
On the day of the transplant, Feb. 21, Haley's mother and stepfather drove her to the hospital.
— Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024 -
The Jeep belonged to his stepfather, who worked at a Warner Robins golf course.
— al, 9 June 2022 -
By then, his mother and stepfather were dead, but the 12-year-old had yet to discover the truth.
— Isabel Coles, WSJ, 13 May 2022 -
Yacht 'was their home' Buro thinks his mother and stepfather could still be alive.
— Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024 -
His brother, 21, tried to carry the boy back to the trailhead while the stepfather rushed to his vehicle to seek help.
— Mary Beth Gahan, New York Times, 26 June 2023 -
Her mother taught at a Catholic school and her stepfather at a public one.
— Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023 -
At the age of 31, Wong’s stepfather dropped the bombshell that Papi Wong was not her father.
— Jodi Helmer, Fortune, 13 July 2022 -
And my stepfather was the one who introduced me to guitar.
— Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023 -
Dana Hayes said police have been trying for more than a year to link him to his stepfather’s 2020 killing.
— Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2022 -
Nichols' mother and stepfather signed the first wooden roof slat of the canopy before it was lifted to the top of the large canopy and drilled into place.
— Adrian Sainz, ajc, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Denise did try to take custody of Shane a year after her mother and stepfather moved to Texas.
— Wyatt Mason, New York Times, 27 July 2023 -
Most of his close relatives served in the Army, including his father, who is Black; his mother and stepfather, who are white; and his twin brother, who was killed in Afghanistan.
— Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024 -
She’s being raised by her mother and stepfather, the latter of whom Elizabeth believes is her biological parent.
— Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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