How to Use Down syndrome in a Sentence

Down syndrome

noun

• Fat Joe revealed that his ex-significant other abandoned their son with Down syndrome.
  — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2024
• Bushe’s sister Martha has Down syndrome, and Hft has been a help to her, Bushe said.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
• Her midwife thought that Ami showed signs of Down syndrome.
  — Blake Bakkila, Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• Kane, who has Down syndrome, has done most jobs at the restaurant and, since 2009, trained many of her co-workers.
  — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
• Amy Crane, 42, is prone to heart problems because of her Down syndrome.
  — Kathleen Toner, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
• Sarah Palin’s son, Trig Palin, who also has Down syndrome.
  — Valerie Wu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
• But that’s simply not true of most people with Down syndrome.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• The incidence of Down syndrome rose in early Iron Age Spain.
  — Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
• Those that tried to stop them, including Ahmed’s cousin, a boy with Down syndrome, were beaten and fired on with live rounds.
  — Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2023
• Sean Caron’s fourth grade son, who has been diagnosed with Down syndrome, comes home wiped out, too.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2023
• Every child with Down syndrome who exists is a kind of escapee.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
• Some other researchers aren’t convinced the evidence is strong enough to say for sure that the child had Down syndrome.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
• Friedman was one of the first actors with Down syndrome to bring such representation to the screen.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
• Then a Barbie with Down syndrome joined the Fashionistas line just one year later.
  — Arianna Bradford, Parents, 27 July 2023
• Many of his clients have autism, Down syndrome, or mental health conditions.
  — AZCentral.com, 16 July 2023
• Like his character in the film, Lorcan, Martin lives with Down syndrome.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• The doll also has ankle orthotics to match those used by some children with Down syndrome to support their feet and ankles.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
• Girls and boys of different races make up the group, which also includes a teenager with Down syndrome (Noah Matthews Matofsky).
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
• Over 80% of people with autism and 90% of those with Down syndrome never learn to ride a two-wheel bicycle, iCan Shine officials said.
  — Gabrielle Gillette, Orange County Register, 7 Aug. 2024
• Other genetic cases are linked to Down syndrome—about half of people with Down syndrome in their 60s have Alzheimer’s.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
• Evidence of a Neanderthal child with Down syndrome who survived to the age of 6 suggests the youngster was cared for by the social group, according to a new study.
  — Frances Vinall The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 July 2024
• Last month, a soldier was praised for taking a similar step toward a young man with Down syndrome for a better photo.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
• Erskine’s fourth child, Jimmy, was born with Down syndrome.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
• Mattel aimed to create dolls that mirrored the diverse world around us, including the release of its first-ever doll with Down syndrome.
  — Bymassimo Marioni, Fortune, 29 June 2023
• Ferguson also aches for Justin’s 13-year-old brother, who has Down syndrome.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2023
• Lucas Warren was the first Gerber baby with Down syndrome when he was selected in 2018.
  — Rebecca Dube, NBC News, 12 July 2023
• Those daily shuttles allowed Nash, a single mother, to get home in time for dinner with her son Christian, who has Down syndrome.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
• The landscape is arranged so Newmar and her adult son, John, who has Down syndrome and lives with her, can easily tour the gardens in a motorized scooter.
  — Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2023
• Working with João Simões, an actor with Down syndrome, must have presented unique challenges.
  — Emiliano Granada, Variety, 14 Oct. 2023
• In one of the starkest examples of this exclusion, 90% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s during their lifetimes.
  — Timmy Broderick, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024