foster child
Example Sentences
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She said she believed the theft may have been a part of a coping mechanism and likened herself to a foster child who may hoard items or food as a means of soothing themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
A former foster child who met his wife when he was 19, Major Haley has largely orbited her ambitions since.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024
In 2009 movie The Blind Side, Michael Oher, a foster child in Tennessee, is adopted by a wealthy white couple and blooms into a star college athlete.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023
From his time as a foster child, Saka said: “I know what it’s like to feel uprooted and swept away.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023
Meanwhile, I'm a temporary substitute, a foster child.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
