be born
Example Sentences
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“This horrific phrase ‘nepo baby’ is horrible because these kids didn’t ask to be born into this,” Zeta-Jones told the Sunday Times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
My child will be born into a city that has no traditional public school system; New Orleans went all-charter in 2019.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
"As a dad waiting for a baby to be born, you are out of having any control. The nerves you feel knowing you will be a parent is terrifying for the first time."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"We're now eagerly waiting to see if a new island is about to be born -- something that we've only rarely been able to observe with satellites as it happens," Garvin said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Babies take a long time to be born, almost a year.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
