How to Use newborn in a Sentence

newborn

1 of 2 adjective
  • This could very well form a newborn ocean.
    — Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Both got the shot for their newborn.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
  • Both got the shot for their newborn.
    — Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • Now with a newborn at home, the stakes are raised.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Males guard the eggs and newborn frogs, called neonates.
    — Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The newborn pups are already on the move.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Brady was taking care of our newborn child.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • In one, an empty egg crate was filled with newborn rats.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There was joy being around his newborn.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Kaitlin spent the first weeks of her newborn son’s life in a panic.
    — Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
  • For the very first time, a newborn baby had been left in the box.
    — Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 10 Aug. 2025
  • With a newborn, that alertness makes sense.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Racing is a newborn passion for him again and again.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The newborn was born weighing 2 lbs.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • The newborn stage was not my favorite in the slightest.
    — Jamila Mustafa, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • When Gould awoke, she was thrilled to see her husband and newborn son.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • This is where newborn screening tests come into play.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There were even newborn goats for everyone to meet.
    — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Here are all the details on their newborn daughter's name.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 29 Oct. 2025
  • As for newborn Finn's three siblings?
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But at the end of the day, there were things other than his newborn keeping him up at night.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
  • What would hospitals do with a newborn?
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Not Rihanna, who has just shared the first pics of her newborn son.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The frame also includes two places for some of the best newborn pictures.
    — Alison Allsopp, Country Living, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Our parent tester called it a lifesaver in their home with her newborn daughter.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
  • For an hour, Elliott was allowed to hold the newborn to her chest.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The last photo in the post showed a close-up shot of the newborn being bottle fed.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • When the Creature is newborn, from head to toe was about 10 hours.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Left behind were nine métisse girls and 20 or so of the newborn orphans.
    — Jocelyn C. Zuckerman, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The parents are deciding on a name for their newborn.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026

newborn

2 of 2 noun
  • Your newborn is still so squishy and small.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But things changed that year when a dose was approved for newborns.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The newborn fell into his arms.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 13 May 2026
  • The newborn entered the world at 8 lbs.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
  • But the video takes a turn when the mother cat gets up and steps away from her newborns.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Feel the age-old urge to hold the newborn out to the red morning sun and give thanks.
    — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • The newborns aren't the only bees at Magee.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 7 May 2026
  • Then the mama cat gets up and steps away from her newborns for a moment.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • She's made 36 in total for the newborns.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The newborn's first name is a sweet nod to her dad, whose middle name is Rainey.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The early weeks of a newborn's life are busy, even when the baby is born full term and healthy.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Each newborn weighed between 2 and 3 lbs.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But the law does not say anything about leaving the newborns in boxes.
    — al, 10 Apr. 2023
  • According to the zoo, the newborns are able to walk within hours of birth.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Every time the mama cat stepped away to eat or drink, her newborns were exposed.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The children detained there have ranged in age from newborns to older teenagers.
    — Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Also, newborns should avoid crowds, so keep them home as much as possible.
    — Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Boots, the dad, and the rest of the buffalo herd welcomed the newborn.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
  • Never allow the cat to cuddle near a newborn's face.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With the help of seven team members, the newborn was placed on her chest a week after her birth.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • The newborn entered the world weighing 6 lbs.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The newborn entered the world weighing 5 lbs.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The newborn entered the world weighing 7 lbs.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • The newborn entered the world weighing 7 lbs.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • So without effort, newborns will sink.
    — Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
  • These drops are suitable for newborns and older babies.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Parents bring home their newborns in Waymos.
    — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Fathers in the nursery drape themselves over their newborns.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • The female coyotes often stay with the newborns in the den while the males go out to collect food.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The proud parents each shared the same snap of the newborn on Instagram.
    — Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023

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