How to Use virgin birth in a Sentence

virgin birth

noun

• For early Christians, the idea of the virgin birth put to rest any rumors about Mary’s honor.
  — Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
• Was the belief in the virgin birth based on a mistranslation?
  — Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
• The Pew report notes the share of white mainline Protestants who believe in the virgin birth, for instance, has dropped from 83% to 71%.
  — Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2017
• Like Alexandrium, the sand dollar also has a stealth mode, and one that involves virgin birth!
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2011
• An interesting thing to tell a young man conceived of virgin birth!
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• Just in time for Christmas, an aquarium in Chicago is heralding a virgin birth.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
• The mythology of ancient Greece also offers an example of virgin birth.
  — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
• When thinking about parthenogenesis, many people wonder if the virgin birth of Jesus Christ was an example.
  — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
• Buried in the show’s narrative arcs are answers to nagging questions that challenge the veracity of the Gospels — like why Luke’s story includes the virgin birth and the other gospels don’t or why John’s gospel starts so differently than the others.
  — Kathryn Reklis, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023
• Isaiah prophesied the virgin birth, Micah prophesied that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem.
  — Debra Draper, Houston Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2017
• Other plotlines just don’t make sense, like Anakin being a messianic virgin birth destined to save the galaxy or Credence’s secret heritage being tied up with that of the Dumbledore family, timeline be damned.
  — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2018
• Parthenogenesis—also known as virgin birth—is a type of asexual reproduction in which a female's egg can develop into an embryo without sperm.
  — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021
• As a theologian, he was known for questioning some of Christianity’s fundamental doctrines, including the virgin birth, the resurrection of Jesus and the existence of miracles.
  — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
• The others involved denying the divinity of Jesus, denying the virgin birth, denying transubstantiation, practicing magic, and believing that animals and objects (including the Earth) possessed souls.
  — Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2014
• Former librarian Charlene dedicates her hours to researching medical journal articles about posthumous sperm collection and virgin births, while confronting her ex-husband Richard (Greg Kinnear) about his involvement.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024