orphanage

Example Sentences

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But a letter she managed to write to her father, and given by the orphanage to his lawyer, destroyed the official disinformation.

From Washington Post

For Tuesday’s newspaper, Hopkins wrote about a Russian man facing a jail sentence and his 13-year-old daughter being put in an orphanage for speaking out against the war.

From Seattle Times

"The main goal is for children to be in families, not in orphanages. This form was chosen specifically taking into account the potential reunification of minors with their blood relatives, if any are found."

From Reuters

This month, he was placed under house arrest and his daughter was placed into the orphanage.

From Seattle Times

Russia sent a 13-year-old girl to an orphanage after her father, a Russian national, criticized the war in Ukraine.

From New York Times