motherhood

Example Sentences

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Motherhood became a way to leave behind a childhood steeped in sadness.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

"Motherhood can activate insecurity, comparison, and fear of exclusion in ways that feel almost primal."

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Motherhood marked much of her adult life, as three of her four children were born 11 years apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

“Financial abuse exists on a continuum,” says Zawn Villines, a feminist writer and the force behind the popular Liberating Motherhood Substack.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024

Likely she would run through the fields dressed in sackcloth, hunting hyssop amongst the wild bulls, if not obligated to the higher plane of Motherhood.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver