How to Use sextuplet in a Sentence

sextuplet

noun
  • She gave birth to sextuplets.
  • The treatment led to the birth of twins Wales and Bridge, and, later, the sextuplets.
    Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • For the first time since 2011, sextuplets were born in Alabama on Monday.
    Anna Beahm, AL.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • In recent weeks, Jon has been spending plenty of time with Hannah; the rest of the sextuplets have been missing from the outings.
    Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 18 June 2018
  • As Kate notes, Mady and Cara are starting their senior year of high school this year (?) while her sextuplets are all beginning eighth grade (??).
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2018
  • The Waldrop sextuplets are finally home from the hospital, more than two months after they were born.
    William Thornton, AL.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • But one Virginia couple kept trying, and became the new parents to sextuplets earlier this month.
    Emma Baty, Redbook, 26 May 2017
  • The parents of a rare set of sextuplets born at Huntsville Hospital this week used those words and more Friday talking about their incredible journey and the unpredictable life ahead.
    Lee Roop, NOLA.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • After struggling to conceive for 17 years, a couple in Virginia welcomed sextuplets into their family with the help of a 40-person medical team.
    Fox News, 25 May 2017
  • Courtney began reaching out for information, and made contact with mothers of quadruplets, quintuplets and sextuplets.
    William Thornton Wthornton@al.com, AL.com, 18 Aug. 2017

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