parental

Example Sentences

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A house mother provides the kind of love, care and parental support that so many of the house’s children weren’t fortunate enough to receive from their biological parents.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Brooks said after the band parade there was "a complete lack of parental responsibility for some of the individuals who came down here purely to just cause chaos".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

By “they,” of course I mean the very modern parental pronoun for “me.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

His writings suggest he may have anticipated ideas now associated with epigenetics, considering how diet, blood, and parental behavior might influence offspring.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

I jog up the aisle and push the door open wide enough for the entire auditorium to hear my mother say, “I’m sorry, but we cannot allow you to compete without parental consent.”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy