son
noun
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
sons
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pluralof son.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Claire was in the public gallery of the Commons this week, holding a photograph of her sons and said the feeling was "absolutely incredible".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
I have two sons, ages 36 and 32.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Each week, he and his wife and three young sons would move into a dorm room that a Christian student had vacated for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The show’s big themes are personal, not political: identity, love, loss, fathers and sons, family freedom, connection and being “real.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
As the sons of prominent Yaba families, he and Shomari had grown up together, but that didn’t mean they liked each other.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
