How to Use paternity in a Sentence

paternity

noun
  • With my son’s paternity leave, this broke down to about three weeks each.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Tired of all the men in the birthing rooms trying to slip the noose of paternity—were there so many?
    — Nicole Krauss, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Surely most men do not want to be forced into paternity by the state.
    — Glamour, 13 May 2022
  • Kelly struck out two more in the eighth in his return from paternity list.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • Josh Hader has been put on the paternity list and is expected to miss three days.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 16 June 2022
  • Pollock already was scheduled to go on paternity leave around the time of the injury.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
  • How his mother kept the truth of his paternity a secret throughout his childhood.
    — Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2022
  • He was called up when outfielder Eli While missed time on the paternity list.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023
  • Jones' attorneys had asked in court filings that the suit be dismissed but did not address the paternity claim.
    — Fox News, 21 Apr. 2022
  • David Bednar returned from the paternity list and struck out the side in the ninth for his 17th save.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • But he was sent back to the minors to create room for David Bednar, who was on the paternity list.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • That’s because Sánchez is due to land on the paternity list soon, according to Boone.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
  • To support his family, Pureval will be taking a two-week paternity leave.
    — Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Stephen Kolek was originally going to start but will instead be placed on the paternity list.
    — Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • The journalist also discussed on the show how much he's been enjoying being at home with his boys while on paternity leave.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • He’d be fatigued for the first couple of days but would still be able to train and work out and could then enjoy some quality paternity time with his wife and newborn.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Guitarist and keyboardist Mark Bowen, who has been sitting out the band’s recent shows, is on paternity leave.
    — Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Donaldson came back from the paternity list and hit an RBI single that bounced off the top of the fence in the first.
    — Larry Fleisher, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022
  • There are cases when a sperm donor has been awarded paternity rights against the will of the mother — or deemed a parent, against his own will, and ordered to pay child support.
    — New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • The other trial was a paternity suit brought by Berry’s mother, in 1943.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The team also placed outfielder Steward Berroa on the paternity list.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • The lack of offense and defense spoiled a strong start from Anderson, who worked five innings in his first start after being on the paternity list.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Roberts gave birth to Navy in August 2018, filing a paternity suit less than a year later.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 17 June 2023
  • Davis requested that the lawsuit be tossed on April 20 and instead filed the paternity suit to seek legal parentage.
    — Dallas News, 9 June 2022
  • Kopech is on the paternity leave list but is scheduled to start Saturday in New York against the Yankees.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2022
  • Launched last month, the ten-part audio series tells the story of how Echard was thrown into a bogus paternity situation.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Showrunner Sue Tenney teased the paternity issue to EW last year.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 July 2022
  • Murphy later confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • Murphy later confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The Twins are set to welcome Kody Funderburk back from the paternity list on Friday.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026

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