How to Use quintuplet in a Sentence

quintuplet

noun
  • Well, either five sets of triplets or three sets of quintuplets.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2019
  • After 29 weeks, the Scott quintuplets could no longer wait for their big debut.
    — Adrian Marsh, azcentral, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Ashley got pregnant with quintuplets.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Getting pregnant with quintuplets was an even bigger miracle.
    — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Read the full interview with the surviving Dionne quintuplets at the New York Times.
    — Maria Carter, Country Living, 7 Apr. 2017
  • During the episode, one fan made a comment on Twitter about Adam and Danielle having locks on the bedroom doors of their quintuplets.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 12 June 2019
  • Soon-to-be parents Jacob, 22, and Hannah, 20, are expecting quintuplets — three girls and two boys.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Courtney began reaching out for information, and made contact with mothers of quadruplets, quintuplets and sextuplets.
    — William Thornton [email protected], AL.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Some of the crowds visiting parks together clearly did not live together — unless there are a record number of quintuplet teenagers living in Wisconsin right now.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The 18-minute video shows the quintuplets looking out the window at the rainy weather, and their parents figuring out new and different ways to keep them occupied while cooped up indoors.
    — Megan Friedman, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The first set of quintuplets born at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are the talk of the city.
    — Joshua Williams, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Last May, Briana and Jordan Driskell welcomed quintuplets after years of infertility struggles.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The national average gestation period for quintuplet deliveries is a little less than 27 weeks, according to Elliott.
    — Adrian Marsh, azcentral, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The Dionne Quints Home Museum, the relocated birthplace and home of the world-famous quintuplets in North Bay, Ontario, confirmed the news on social media.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Erivo’s penchant for complexity also earned her an Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her portrayal of quintuplets known as the Kazinsky sisters in Poker Face.
    — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Now, the last quintuplet was discharged from the NICU at HCA Healthcare’s Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare facility in Texas last month, just in time for the winter holiday season, the outlet reported.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Annette and her four sisters — Marie, Yvonne, Cécile and Émilie — were born prematurely on a farm in Corbeil, Ontario, on May 28, 1934, and quickly garnered worldwide fame as the first quintuplets known to survive infancy, according to Life Magazine.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025

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