How to Use virgin birth in a Sentence

virgin birth

noun
  • For early Christians, the idea of the virgin birth put to rest any rumors about Mary’s honor.
    Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Was the belief in the virgin birth based on a mistranslation?
    Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The Pew report notes the share of white mainline Protestants who believe in the virgin birth, for instance, has dropped from 83% to 71%.
    Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2017
  • Like Alexandrium, the sand dollar also has a stealth mode, and one that involves virgin birth!
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2011
  • An interesting thing to tell a young man conceived of virgin birth!
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Just in time for Christmas, an aquarium in Chicago is heralding a virgin birth.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The mythology of ancient Greece also offers an example of virgin birth.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • When thinking about parthenogenesis, many people wonder if the virgin birth of Jesus Christ was an example.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Buried in the show’s narrative arcs are answers to nagging questions that challenge the veracity of the Gospels — like why Luke’s story includes the virgin birth and the other gospels don’t or why John’s gospel starts so differently than the others.
    Kathryn Reklis, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Isaiah prophesied the virgin birth, Micah prophesied that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem.
    Debra Draper, Houston Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Other plotlines just don’t make sense, like Anakin being a messianic virgin birth destined to save the galaxy or Credence’s secret heritage being tied up with that of the Dumbledore family, timeline be damned.
    Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2018
  • Parthenogenesis—also known as virgin birth—is a type of asexual reproduction in which a female's egg can develop into an embryo without sperm.
    Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021
  • As a theologian, he was known for questioning some of Christianity’s fundamental doctrines, including the virgin birth, the resurrection of Jesus and the existence of miracles.
    Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The others involved denying the divinity of Jesus, denying the virgin birth, denying transubstantiation, practicing magic, and believing that animals and objects (including the Earth) possessed souls.
    Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2014
  • Former librarian Charlene dedicates her hours to researching medical journal articles about posthumous sperm collection and virgin births, while confronting her ex-husband Richard (Greg Kinnear) about his involvement.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019

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