How to Use paternity in a Sentence
paternity
noun-
Tired of all the men in the birthing rooms trying to slip the noose of paternity—were there so many?
— Nicole Krauss, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022 -
Donaldson came back from the paternity list and hit an RBI single that bounced off the top of the fence in the first.
— Larry Fleisher, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022 -
With my son’s paternity leave, this broke down to about three weeks each.
— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022 -
Kelly struck out two more in the eighth in his return from paternity list.
— Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023 -
Surely most men do not want to be forced into paternity by the state.
— Glamour, 13 May 2022 -
Josh Hader has been put on the paternity list and is expected to miss three days.
— Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 16 June 2022 -
The 25-year-old lefthander will pitch in place of Dane Dunning, who was added to the league’s paternity list on Saturday.
— Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 28 May 2023 -
Pollock already was scheduled to go on paternity leave around the time of the injury.
— Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022 -
He was called up when outfielder Eli While missed time on the paternity list.
— Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023 -
Kopech is on the paternity leave list but is scheduled to start Saturday in New York against the Yankees.
— Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2022 -
Roberts gave birth to Navy in August 2018, filing a paternity suit less than a year later.
— Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 17 June 2023 -
The other trial was a paternity suit brought by Berry’s mother, in 1943.
— Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023 -
Their daughter was born in 2018, and Roberts filed a paternity suit against him a year later in Arkansas.
— Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023 -
The Sox elected against subbing in Luis Robert — who was on the bench after returning from the paternity list Sunday — in that spot.
— Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 -
Eight years later, around the time Joan of Arc led the French army at Orléans, husbands were also granted 30 days of paternity leave.
— Vogue, 4 Apr. 2022 -
Jones' attorneys had asked in court filings that the suit be dismissed but did not address the paternity claim.
— Fox News, 21 Apr. 2022 -
Guitarist and keyboardist Mark Bowen, who has been sitting out the band’s recent shows, is on paternity leave.
— Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 -
He was placed on the IL before the game with left-hander Brent Suter being reinstated from the paternity list.
— Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2022 -
There are cases when a sperm donor has been awarded paternity rights against the will of the mother — or deemed a parent, against his own will, and ordered to pay child support.
— New York Times, 3 May 2022 -
The Dodgers will add another arm Tuesday, and Ferguson will be the fifth Dodgers player this season to be placed on the paternity list.
— Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 -
Davis requested that the lawsuit be tossed on April 20 and instead filed the paternity suit to seek legal parentage.
— Dallas News, 9 June 2022 -
Former talk show host Maury Povich was brought in by the Denver Zoo to help in a paternity announcement for one of their orangutans.
— Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Showrunner Sue Tenney teased the paternity issue to EW last year.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 July 2022 -
He’d be fatigued for the first couple of days but would still be able to train and work out and could then enjoy some quality paternity time with his wife and newborn.
— Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022 -
How his mother kept the truth of his paternity a secret throughout his childhood.
— Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2022 -
The petition for paternity was initiated by Abelseth in 2011, the judge wrote in a filing.
— Fox News, 20 June 2022 -
The cast was eager to get back to it, with Breckenridge particularly antsy to find the answer to the question of the paternity of Mel's baby.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 July 2022 -
James Paxton is on the paternity list, though he’s expected to pitch in Friday against Oakland.
— Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023 -
Derek’s parents died the year before, and in going through his mother’s things, Derek read her diary, learned of her brief affair with the billionaire, and confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
— EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024 -
Wayans also addressed Moreland's child support requests in the paternity suit in conversation with The Shade Room.
— Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
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