Example Sentences

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The war that had birthed it was a war about oil.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

The spread of fast food had birthed a devoted group of civilians determined to protect local foodways and resist a shift towards industrialization and globalization.

From Salon • May 8, 2024

That giraffe’s mother had birthed another spotless calf several years earlier, according to Bright.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

After retirement from teaching, Newby would also play gigs with his original band the Blackjacks, which had formed in the 1950s, as well as the Quarrymen, John Lennon’s band that had birthed the Beatles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

It was as if the water had a mind of its own, and she alone knew how to read it; as if the ocean itself had birthed her.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell