How to Use give birth in a Sentence

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  • That gave birth to a story idea built around those mechanics.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • As billions of people can attest, giving birth is hard for humans.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • His third wife, Cuban model Sheila Mariño, gave birth to their son in June.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • The sisters, who had due dates three days apart from each other, both gave birth early, per the BBC.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • Abi, 26, gave birth first, giving her the chance to cheer her older sister on during her contractions.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • An untold number of their mothers were sent away to maternity homes before giving birth.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Just before the wedding party gave their toasts, there was a special announcement — Madison gave birth!
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Danielle was expecting to give birth on July 22 via a cesarean section.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
  • Recently, Kemp helped a client, who gave birth to her first child via C-section, deliver her second child vaginally.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Despite both pregnancies being planned, giving birth on the same day was completely unexpected.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • Filicetti also told the outlet that Shaw recently gave birth to another baby, which was born prematurely.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Authorities also would not confirm whether Elizabeth Siders gave birth to all 16 children.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Tedeschi, who had just given birth to her son Charles with husband and bandmate Derek Trucks, recalls how Weir was always offering her mushrooms.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
  • Filicetti also said Shaw recently gave birth to another baby prematurely through a cesarean section and that her husband is taking care of the child.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • Expecting her fourth child, Vance will be the first second lady to give birth since vice president Schuyler Colfax’s wife Ellen gave birth in 1870.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • Sub-Antarctic islands south of Tasmania are home to breeding populations of elephant seals and Neil’s mother would have arrived from one of them to give birth, Volzke said.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn – amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics, and explosive action – gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • Five years later, their family expanded when Williams gave birth to their younger daughter, Adira River Ohanian, in August 2023.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • In 17th-century Massachusetts, Hester Prynne struggles to live in society after being forced to wear the letter A, for adulterer, after giving birth to a child out of wedlock.
    — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

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