Example Sentences

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Orphaned at a young age, he credits his grandmother with encouraging him to enroll in school.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Orphaned at birth, Kurashov was raised in a group home.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

Orphaned wells can also emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas that causes climate change.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022

Orphaned kids and institutional poverty were totally his wheelhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2022

Orphaned, vulnerable, desperately poor, Caterina can barely support herself.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day