childless

Example Sentences

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These tensions became critical during the reign of the childless Queen Anne, from 1702 to 1714.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

British columnist Zoe Williams wondered in The Guardian how she would feel to receive such a letter from "childless" President Emmanuel Macron.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Don’t miss: We’re in our 70s and childless.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

In those states, Medicaid eligibility was extended to childless adults for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025

She knew that his wife had died childless, and that he had always wanted a son—he was praying still, he told her, that God would bless him with a son.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin