How to Use birth certificate in a Sentence

birth certificate

noun
  • Age on your birth certificate, not in your head.
    — Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But a missing birth certificate trapped her.
    — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Seniors may not have birth certificates.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Millions lack access to a paper copy of their birth certificate.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Among them were the kids’ birth certificates, Ebert said, and a gymnastics medal.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And usually the county clerk would issue them a new birth certificate on the spot.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • Keep birth certificates in a safe, safety deposit box, or other secure place at home.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Like passports, birth certificates can sometimes take weeks to obtain.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Pearl Marshall's birth certificate did not have the names of her mother or father.
    — Sydney Page The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Outside, his sister clutches a folder of birth certificates and paystubs — proof of a life built here.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
  • According to my birth certificate, her first name was Phyllis.
    — Alec Wilkinson, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Obama put an end to the speculation with the release of his birth certificate.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The birth certificate must also be issued by the government.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Proof of age, such as a birth certificate or passport, is required for activation.
    — Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 14 Jan. 2026
  • In free agency, the birth certificate is an important factor.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • But his full name fills seven pages on his birth certificate, and his original passport required six extra pages.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • His literal name on his birth certificate was Billy Jack.
    — Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026
  • Gantt said the issue is that her aunt was born in the 1950s and never issued a birth certificate.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Nor were the copies of his Puerto Rico ID and his birth certificate.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • At least eight other states also ban changes to gender markers on birth certificates for transgender people.
    — Jason Alatidd, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Passports aren’t everything, but certainly a lot easier to keep on hand than a birth certificate.
    — Adriana E. Ramírez, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • And they could be flagged and required to present proof of citizenship — a birth certificate or passport — to stay registered.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There’s also a skeleton orphanage where kids can adopt a baby skeleton, complete with birth certificate.
    — Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • No one is telling you to shred birth certificates or estate documents, but old receipts and tax documents older than seven years?
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Consequently Gantt’s aunt has no birth certificate.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Soto would later learn her daughters’ birth certificates had been altered to say that no parent had shown up to register the babies.
    — Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Keep the original copies of important documents like birth certificates, deeds, car titles, and your will.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
  • The birth certificate can be an original, photocopy or certified copy.
    — Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Most people don’t have a passport, and frankly, most people don’t have ready access to an original or a certified copy of a birth certificate.
    — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
  • For children, families can bring a healthcare ID card, birth certificate or report card.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025

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