procreate
Example Sentences
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The “aspirational vision of masculinity” Mr. Galloway offers is old school, centered around reviving men’s capacity to protect, provide and procreate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
The pressure to procreate comes from so many directions I’m considering pitching a “Walking Dead” spinoff where the child free are the living and everyone else are zombies trying to turn us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2024
Not only that, but the pupfish are believed to be one of the most inbred of all species, a lack of genetic variation that makes it difficult for the creatures to procreate and thrive.
From New York Times • May 9, 2024
Selfishly, Al's decision to procreate at 83 has made me more comfortable being 40 with a toddler to the point where I decided to identify as a young dad.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2023
There are only a few who really make it out and stay out, while the rest of us drink, procreate, and go to church, and that seems to be enough to keep us afloat.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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