foundling

Example Sentences

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Two years after a newborn baby was found abandoned on a freezing winter's night, London police look set to shelve their investigation despite having discovered that she is the sibling of two other foundlings.

From Barron's

Over ten years, between 2008–2018, only eight children were recorded as "foundlings" - those abandoned at birth - in England and Wales.

From BBC

A story of passion and revenge, it is based on the original story of the destructive, obsessive love between Catherine Earnshaw and the foundling Heathcliff.

From BBC

In a logging camp in 1934 New Brunswick, newborn Pearly is raised alongside Bruno, a foundling bear cub given to her father.

From Los Angeles Times

“They both have the connection of being adopted, being foundlings, so there’s that emotional bond.”

From Los Angeles Times