Example Sentences

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That this this man, Squire Western who we meet had one son, who went to Jamaica to make his fortune, died of a tropical illness had sired this one child.

From Salon • May 22, 2023

The impetus in moving the horse to South Korea was likely because he had sired Dongbanui Gangja, a two-time winner of the Grand Prix Stakes, a prestigious Korean race.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2020

She didn't believe that her father had sired a child decades before his marriage to her mother.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2017

A Bob Jones professor named Richard Hand sent out an e-mail falsely alleging that McCain had sired two children out of wedlock.

From Time Magazine Archive

And I saw Leda, wife of Tyndareus, upon whom Tyndareus had sired twins indomitable: Kastor, tamer of horses, and Polydeukes, best in the boxing ring.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer