How to Use stepson in a Sentence

stepson

noun
  • Barnes was the son of one of the victims and the stepson of the other.
    NBC News, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The man is, in truth, a boy: Anne’s 17-year-old stepson Théo (Samuel Kircher).
    Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
  • Sanders had been at the square on June 1st, with her wife and her nine-year-old stepson.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Then my stepson, his wife and their two kids, ages 5 and 2, would join us.
    Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The murder charges relate to the death of Dasan Jones, Banks' stepson.
    NBC News, 14 July 2021
  • At that point, the stepson fired a single shot, striking Gavitt in the head.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
  • The body of Melvin Weller, 62, was found by his stepson on Feb. 11, lying on a kitchen floor in a pool of blood.
    Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Brooks was the father of three daughters and a stepson.
    NBC News, 30 June 2020
  • The addict stepson has been in trouble with the law since his teen years.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
  • He's been shot 10 times, and both his son and his stepson have been killed in shootings.
    NBC News, 28 Sep. 2020
  • My stepson, Brett, and his wife, Tara, put a down payment on a new house.
    Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • His other stepson, 21, tried to carry the teen back to the trailhead.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 June 2023
  • Van Horn died June 15 at age 81, said his stepson Mark Slavkin.
    Jean Merl, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • The boy, a friend of VanMeter’s stepson, had been barred from hanging out at their home.
    Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 21 June 2022
  • Hintoe said his stepson was supposed to turn 8 next month on the 28th.
    Cate Charron, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Durán is Ochoa’s stepson and the son of Ochoa’s wife, Cecilia Ochoa.
    Imelda García, Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Dear Amy: My stepson and his spouse were engaged in Paris.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • One of them, my stepson, was married 13 years ago and his wife and he are parents to a 13-year-old girl.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 July 2022
  • Salma Hayek is sharing her love for her stepson on his big day.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
  • His stepson is a former Marine who served in Kuwait and Iraq.
    Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Seneca was the tutor of Nero, who was Claudius’ successor and his stepson.
    Mary Beard, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • His death was confirmed by David Shadrack Smith, his stepson.
    Denise Grady, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2020
  • In her heartwarming vows to her stepson, Vanessa promised to love and support him for the rest of her life.
    Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Sanders says her stepson was in awe of the activism happening around him.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 15 June 2020
  • Living with your stepson’s drug abuse has warped your wife’s way of thinking.
    cleveland, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Thompson said the gun was not loaded; his stepson said Thompson told him it was loaded, the court said.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Now my other stepson, his wife and their two children are due to stay with us next month to go skiing.
    Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Now my other stepson, his wife, and their two children are due to stay with us next month to go skiing.
    Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Her stepson, Jacob Gooch Jr., has healed well and the bullet that went into his foot is still there, Tavis said.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
  • As Heather put her hand on he stepson's shoulder, Tarek stood on the other side of him smiling, sharing his well wishes for his son in the photo's caption.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024

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