How to Use daughter in a Sentence

daughter

noun
  • We have a daughter and two sons.
  • This is the loss of a daughter.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Her daughter would cry but still not sit.
    — Vicki Glembocki, Parents, 28 Feb. 2026
  • And it's been very good for my daughter.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Her daughters would have had no prospects.
    — Kennedy French, Variety, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Pink's daughter is all grown up!
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • My daughter has been a live wire since she was born.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Burke has leaned on her faith in the days since her daughter.
    — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Or rolling up his sleeves to make rice bowls with their daughter.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Seth Nutt reads with his daughter and her friend.
    — Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Sauer's 3-year-old daughter agreed.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • He was survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.
    — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • My daughters were on the cusp of adulthood.
    — Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
  • His daughter was happy to see him, too.
    — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Vance sat with his youngest child, daughter Mirabel, on his lap.
    — John Wawrow, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
  • And all the adults obeyed the eldest daughter.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Her first thought was her daughter, her only child.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • My daughter passed away almost two years ago, which broke my heart.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • What about her own life, as more than just somebody’s daughter?
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
  • The artists would be children, just like her daughter.
    — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Sue Root with her daughter Amy.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The whir of the white noise machine that helped my daughter fall back asleep.
    — Aisha Muharrar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Hearts abound for this mother-daughter duo.
    — Kareema Bee, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Alexis says this isn't the first time she's had to bribe her daughter.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • My little daughter loves that song.
    — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
  • Think of your daughters and mothers.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But your son should work with his daughter to teach her how to be a better guest.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • My daughter and 7 month old grandson are in the kitchen with me.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • The daughter peeled her mother’s hands away from Louise.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Both Young and her unborn daughter were killed.
    — Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

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