How to Use firstborn in a Sentence

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• Then the dad gets to keep — always the dad gets to keep the firstborn.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
• The girl was the firstborn cub, followed by the two boys.
  — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022
• The new study supports the idea of a firstborn Jupiter.
  — Ben Guarino, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2017
• So the infant boy must have been the firstborn son of one of the counts.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2023
• Figueras was one of the first to meet Harry’s firstborn Archie.
  — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2023
• The post reads that Meghan and Harry's firstborn weighs 7 lbs and 3 oz.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2019
• The law was changed ahead of the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s firstborn.
  — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020
• Aegon is the King’s firstborn son and so could vie for the Throne after the King’s death.
  — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 26 Sep. 2022
• Their firstborn son, Owen, helped Sweet's father walk her down the aisle.
  — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
• The Tindalls went with a name not found in the family for their firstborn.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022
• And, of course, with his death came the start of a new monarch's reign: that of his firstborn child, Queen Elizabeth II.
  — Breeanna Hare, CNN, 23 Feb. 2020
• In the video, mom, dad and their firstborn, Olympia, gather at what looks like a coworking space.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2023
• In May, the Hoels welcomed their firstborn, a boy named Roman.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2021
• For us, that meant Adam would get a pool if Allison got the rights to name our firstborn son.
  — Allison Sweet Grant and Adam Grant, Redbook, 11 Jan. 2018
• Finally, God had no choice but to intend to kill the firstborn of both man and beast.
  — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
• Speaking of the firstborn, how was recording the album?
  — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2018
• This habit started a long time ago, when my husband and I lost our firstborn.
  — Kristan Higgins, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2021
• But the sound of his firstborn crying wasn’t the sole source of anxiety in Campbell’s purview.
  — Niko Stratis, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022
• But her symptoms gave way to the consuming care of her firstborn child, Beau.
  — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022
• Alyssa Pladl has lost her firstborn daughter three times.
  — Fox News, 30 Apr. 2018
• Charles beamed in the photo with his firstborn grandchild, who is the son of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2022
• The first one was for Colin Donnell and his wife, Patti Murin, for their firstborn.
  — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• However, Kait is the firstborn in her family and Patrick is the youngest.
  — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
• Jelly Roll is opening up about how much his firstborn means to him.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
• The younger brother succeeded where the firstborn did not.
  — Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
• In 2011, Gal and Yaron welcomed their firstborn, Alma, into the world.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 26 Dec. 2020
• After the ape struggled to nurse her firstborn, the zoo's staff went to greater lengths to ensure success the second time around.
  — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
• The inheritance and the title go to the firstborn son, and the daughters are married off for profit and not for love.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
• Despite her status as the firstborn child of the heir to the throne, Princess Iman did not enter into the line of succession.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
• Walsh was struck by tragedy when his 6-year-old firstborn son, Adam Walsh, was kidnapped and brutally murdered.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024