How to Use stepparent in a Sentence

stepparent

noun

• Gabrielle Union doesn't like to be called a stepparent.
  — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 21 Nov. 2021
• All Day The parents and stepparent of our 11-year-old son have a disagreement.
  — Philip Galanes, New York Times, 21 May 2020
• For an involved stepparent, this is where the rubber truly meets the road.
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2018
• Only 10% of the victims were killed by their stepparents.
  — Paul Martucci, CNN, 7 July 2017
• But my shining moment as a stepparent was this spring, on the soccer field.
  — Washington Post, 15 July 2021
• The stepparent adoption process is the most common route to do so for married couples.
  — David Dodge, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• What if three sets of grandparents (parents and stepparents of his parents) do the same?
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 14 Dec. 2019
• One of the best ways a stepparent can handle this scenario is to give the child room and opportunity to get to know you at their own pace.
  — Ginger Gentile, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• If that means murdering Andy's mean cat and pseudo stepparent, so be it!
  — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
• This can look like the stepparent and the biological parent setting up a time to talk, says Williams.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
• Last month the country star revealed some of the challenging aspects of being a stepparent.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• Omar, like all stepparents since the dawn of fairy tales, is fundamentally evil.
  — Edgar Gomez, Longreads, 13 June 2017
• The stepparent might help the stepchild with their homework or some other task upon request, but won’t nag the child to focus if they get distracted.
  — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2022
• We've been married for 8 years and just finalized a stepparent adoption last month.
  — Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
• Her parents, stepparents, grandparents and siblings have been by her side through the whole ordeal.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2020
• The notion that a stepparent can’t love a child like a biological parent is lazy and dead-end thinking.
  — Chloe Caldwell, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
• In Kentucky, both biological parents of a child have to give their consent for a stepparent to legally adopt the child.
  — Sean Scott, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2022
• How involved in decision-making should the stepparents be?
  — Abigail Van Buren, Houston Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2017
• Stepparents can also be tricky; if there’s no will in place when a person dies, their stuff usually goes directly to their spouse, according to most state laws.
  — Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 27 July 2017
• Giving birth, adopting, or becoming a stepparent or guardian all count.
  — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 14 June 2017
• Giving birth, adopting, or becoming a stepparent or guardian all count.
  — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
• Employees can take the leave in chunks that are at minimum two weeks to care for an ill spouse, domestic partner, parent or stepparent, or 18-and-under child or stepchild.
  — Fortune, 27 Feb. 2020
• Last year, our son and his wife raced to five (yes, five) Christmas celebrations, trying to please every parent, stepparent and grandparent.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2018
• Your position as a stepparent is both an asset and an impediment.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2021
• The Good American mogul also said her stepparent told the family the reports were untrue, and that their family did not find out about the transition until going to a meeting with E!
  — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 2 Dec. 2019
• The Berman-Stark legislation would give mothers, fathers, grandparents, stepparents, siblings, spouses and guardians the authority to make the the court request.
  — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2019
• After getting together, the pair welcomed three children — King, Major and Heiress — while also assuming the role of stepparents to their older children.
  — Vandana Pawa, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
• The law specifically points to grandparents and stepparents as beneficiaries of the law.
  — Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
• Blanchard’s parents and stepparents have spoken in support of the legislation.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 11 Mar. 2020
• Indeed, stepdads went on to have as many chicks as did the killers over the birds’ lifetimes—upending the established idea that adoption is maladaptive and hinders a stepparent’s reproductive success.
  — Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024