orphan

Example Sentences

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My own grandmother came here as an orphan when she was 6 or 7 years old.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

They moved on to the titular boxer in "Creed," tormented by his father's legacy, and the villainous Killmonger of "Black Panther," traumatized by being an orphan in a racist world.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

He is best known for the 1970 novel A World for Julius, which chronicled the frivolous lives of the elite in Peru's capital Lima through the eyes of an orphan.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

And it’s incredibly unfair that Renee Good is dead, that her wife is a widow and her son an orphan.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

As an orphan and a runaway, he wouldn't know anyone who would take him in and feed him.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat