illegitimate child
Example Sentences
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That last relationship eventually produced an illegitimate child and the first ever kiss-and-tell book about a president, which Britton published in 1927.
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2022
America’s presidents have endured meanness for centuries; Grover Cleveland faced chants of “Ma, Ma Where’s my Pa?” in the 1880s over rumors he’d fathered an illegitimate child.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021
In letting the case proceed, Gardephe cited the 1997 conviction of Autumn Jackson for trying to extort $40 million from Cosby in exchange for not revealing she was his illegitimate child.
From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2020
Sargon himself was born an illegitimate child and was, at one point, a royal gardener who worked his way up in the palace, eventually seizing power in a coup.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
Maybe she had an illegitimate child, and her father— No. It’s Solomon she is crying for, not a baby.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
