be born

Example Sentences

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We are therefore once again in a Gramscian bind, caught between the old which will not die and the new which struggles to be born.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It began when two married men asked Judge Marlon Weiss to issue a pre-birth order acknowledging them as the lawful parents of a child who was about to be born via surrogacy.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

A child is less likely to be born here than in the north, due to lower population growth rates.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

New plays would be born, rehearsed and dissolved.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

What had Will done in that gravel pit to help Tansy with the calves who would not be born?

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman