breast-feed

Example Sentences

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She plans to breast-feed as long as she can, aiming for a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The picture has improved a bit since then—babies now breast-feed a little longer—but the over-all pattern holds.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019

Pumping is a short-term concern for those who choose to breast-feed, but child care is an ongoing need for all parents on film and TV sets.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2019

The study’s authors said that the woman was able to exclusively breast-feed the infant for six weeks.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2018

Another problem was that I refused to breast-feed.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola