How to Use stepmother in a Sentence

stepmother

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  • There was the trip my father and stepmother took to Hawaii with one of my younger sisters.
    — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Stutzman is a mom to three children and a stepmother to three more.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Open your heart to your husband’s daughter; there is no need to be the wicked stepmother.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 May 2022
  • Mariska was only 3 years old then, and went on to be raised by her father and stepmother, Ellen.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • For the record, Harris is the stepmother of her husband’s two children.
    — Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
  • That year, the boy's stepmother, Heather Jones, pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree murder and two counts of child abuse.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
  • With my father, my stepmother and my two teenage half-siblings, who were at high-school at the time.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Early on, Marvin had to coax him to eat the dinners that his stepmother cooked.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2021
  • When Hayes was a teenager, her mother died, and then her stepmother died when Hayes was a young adult.
    — Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 23 June 2021
  • Now, her stepmother and aunt are charged in connection to her death.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 16 July 2021
  • Our stepmother gave up her share of the partnership in order not to have to deal with our brother.
    — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • But the fantasy takes a turn for the wicked when Giselle transforms into a wicked stepmother.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Smith is the father of Jack's stepmother, Jen Campbell.
    — Adam Hensley, The Courier-Journal, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Prince William, who became the Prince of Wales as heir to the throne, has been spotting bowing his head to greet his father and stepmother.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • At odds with her stepmother, Jane left home at age sixteen.
    — Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • His stepmother, in her 30s, was injured in the shooting, as was a 9-year-old girl at the nearby school, police said.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Megan knew her son loved Tiffany, and her own stepmother suggested Megan reach out to her.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
  • Cassie was a mother to a daughter, Ariana, and a stepmother to Michael's two sons, Matt and Sam.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The youngest daughter is most attached to her new stepmother, but the others are getting there.
    — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The youngest daughter is most attached to her new stepmother, but the others are getting there.
    — Amy Dickinson, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • Good, evil, witch, princess, stepmother, and prince charming — these are the archetypes that populate fairy tales.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • My parents had cars and my stepmother leased a car every couple of years.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • McDowell, who took over the Southern seafood and wing shop franchise from his stepmother, has seen South Shore’s ups and downs over the years.
    — Hank Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2023
  • And in fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And, in fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light.
    — Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Choate and the boy’s stepmother, Kimberly Kubina, were charged in the case.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The comments section of her post filled up rapidly with evil stepmother vibes.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 Sep. 2024
  • That’s something my father and stepmother know all too well.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Ryan Tuttle then sat on the witness stand with a framed photograph of his father and stepmother.
    — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The details of the award that preceded the $3.75 million sale of his stepmother’s property are raising new concerns about conflicts of interest during his time in office.
    — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

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