Examples of single parent in a Sentence
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Following the passing of his wife, a devoted father is learning to raise his son with Down Syndrome as a single parent.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
After the loss of his wife, Myers became a single parent.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In the 1960s, a female chemist goes on to be a single parent, then a celebrity chef.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Her mother, Ann Maynard Payne, is a single parent who relies on permanent disability payments to support Olivia and a grandson.
—Haley Messenger, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Her mother, who raised her as a single parent, played a large role in fostering her early basketball career.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Take the example of a single parent with two children who earns $13,000 annually, as outlined by the CBPP.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
In some ways there’s a distinction when grief is a part of the landscape between being a single parent and being a solo parent.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
With those gigs often lasting a couple of days and Church being a single parent, Velez would sometimes have to tag along.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024
Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
After the loss of his wife, Myers became a single parent.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In the 1960s, a female chemist goes on to be a single parent, then a celebrity chef.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Her mother, Ann Maynard Payne, is a single parent who relies on permanent disability payments to support Olivia and a grandson.
—Haley Messenger, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Her mother, who raised her as a single parent, played a large role in fostering her early basketball career.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Take the example of a single parent with two children who earns $13,000 annually, as outlined by the CBPP.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
In some ways there’s a distinction when grief is a part of the landscape between being a single parent and being a solo parent.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
With those gigs often lasting a couple of days and Church being a single parent, Velez would sometimes have to tag along.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Single parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20parent. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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