Example Sentences

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In this case, Patterson said, her client has a strong interest in avoiding procreating against his will.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Musk appears concerned about under-population: He's worried there won't be enough people to colonize Mars, and that wealthy people aren't procreating enough.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2022

My wife, obviously, for procreating with me and being such a good life partner.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2022

This was a dumb hypothesis that could easily be ignored except that it arrived on the heels of two more serious-minded reports about whether cooped-up couples were procreating during the pandemic.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2021

But they also light up when the brain interprets something as pleasurable, even if the behavior doesn’t appear to have the survival value of, say, eating or procreating.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel