How to Use godson in a Sentence

godson

noun
  • Mizell’s godson — guilty in the murder.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Then a family rift prompted his godson to move out of the house.
    — Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The godson called Oak Park police, and paramedics rushed to the home.
    — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Fanning cried as her godson teetered around with the lion looking on.
    — Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2016
  • Fanning cried as her godson teetered around with the lion looking on.
    — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • The golf course is also where Mays made his biggest impact on his godson.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
  • Quietly, Sheffield played a role in helping his godson reach this point.
    — Graham Womack may 4, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
  • Hal, her youngest, is my godson, so my kids like to call the other kids their godbrothers and sisters.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Jordan, who is Mizell's godson, then pulled a gun out and shot Mizell twice in the head at close range.
    — Ayana Archie, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
  • She was predeceased by her five sisters, three brothers, a niece, and four nephews, and a godson.
    — courant.com, 24 June 2018
  • Clark said, noting that her godson has been saying Maleah Davis’ name since the search first began.
    — Houston Chronicle, 9 June 2019
  • After sending the clip to his godson, Jones said he was encouraged to share it more widely.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Davidson has the name Leo tattooed on the side of his neck, presumably a tribute to his godson.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Boney last saw her godson at a birthday party her family threw for her in November.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Van Cutsem is close to the royal family and is a godson of King Charles.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Sheffield saw his godson twice a year when his team came to San Diego, though there was opportunity aside from this to meet up.
    — Graham Womack may 4, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
  • As the godson of the legendary Tina turner, Gary also enjoys singing and dancing.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Karl Lagerfeld emerged from the rock formations to close out the show with his young godson Hudson Kroeing by his side.
    — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Notably, Edward is Charles’ godson and served as one of two page boys in his wedding to Princess Diana.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 9 July 2018
  • Page Six reported that Hudson was the godson of Quentin Tarantino.
    — NBC News, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Barrett is the son of former stuntman Stan Barrett and the godson of the late Paul Newman.
    — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
  • This particular African became the favorite of Peter the Great, who raised him as a godson.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022
  • In 2018, the taxpayer wanted to send a portion of the earlier gift to his godson, who was still back in Poland.
    — Hale Sheppard, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Victor, who had no children of her own, was eventually able to bring her godson and nephew in Haiti to the United States with her.
    — Carli Teproff, miamiherald, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Gerth, the godson of Courier Journal columnist Joe Gerth, was beloved by the protesters.
    — courier-journal.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Barry Bonds, Mays’s godson and his closest successor, has been kept out of the Hall of Fame for his steroids scandal.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
  • Mizell’s godson and old friend, respectively — were arrested in 2020.
    — Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Norton also happens to be the second cousin of King Charles, who served as the best man at their wedding, and the godson of Prince Philip.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Nov. 2022
  • At one point, the property was gifted to Lord Samuel Buchanan, the godson of Queen Elizabeth.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The royal greets his godson, Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece, in 1999.
    — Janaya Wecker, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022

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