How to Use biological in a Sentence

biological

adjective
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  • This can look like the stepparent and the biological parent setting up a time to talk, says Williams.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Stephen is not her biological father, but he was involved in her life in every other meaningful way.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Michael was able to find his biological mother later in life but still does not know who his biological father is.
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024
  • When foster children are adopted by strangers, they can be cut off completely from their biological parents.
    — Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2022
  • No biological evidence ever tied Gillispie to the crimes.
    — Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Harris has no biological children, but her campaign has highlighted her role as a doting stepmom.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There are efforts to train these models on biological data but some researchers question if bottlenecks will develop, and how far this path can take them.
    — Alison Snyder, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Julia Tinetti waited 32 years for a hug from her biological father.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Lauryn was raised to believe her biological father was Mark McDaniel.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Campbell uses her profession as a journalist to get to know her biological father without him learning her identity.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022
  • His biological father was listed on the certificate, and relatives from the boy's paternal side were contacted.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • These records provided details about the girls’ biological parents, the girls’ history and health, their movement through foster homes and schools, and assessments by social workers.
    — jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The biological parents are not making any regular financial contributions to the child.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Damian is Bruce Wayne’s biological son, a fact unknown to Wayne for the first eight to 10 years of Damian’s life.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Laine raised Tad as her own after the death of his biological mother, Cheryl.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • For decades we were led to believe that the father who raised us was our biological father.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Two of their biological children, Nick and Rose, also declined to comment when reached by the Globe.
    — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The affidavit says Dash was the biological father of three of the woman’s children, including the 13-year-old charged with killing him.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This is a person that was closer to me than my own biological father.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The stuff disrupts a key biological process necessary to keep plants alive.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Yet, the Lord placed other men in his life as surrogate dads, who loved him like their biological children.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
  • The singer is a former romantic partner of Porter’s and the biological father of her son, Quincy Brown.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • There are a wide range of biological therapies that are used in people who do not respond to this treatment.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The parent-theme continues with Mel’s quest to find her biological father, who just might have been under her nose this whole time.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Two were biological kin, both younger than Savage, the eldest of 10 siblings.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Hen and Karen find out that Denny is in contact with his biological father.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The Barnetts also claimed at the time that Grace had sinister intentions and tried to hurt both them and their biological children.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Authorities have said that Wynter was not Trice’s biological child, but the 1-year-old boy was.
    — Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2023
  • What does that mean to be the biological mother of a fetus that is genetically not your child?
    — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • State researchers have found crayfish — freshwater crustaceans that belong to the same biological group as lobsters — in a creek on the trail.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023

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