How to Use stepfather in a Sentence

stepfather

noun
  • The stepfather of the teen searched for the teen and wound up at the school.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Matt had taken his stepfather’s last name, and was afraid to tell his dad.
    — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • After all, her stepfather had served the club at that time, for more than three decades.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
  • Zebbie wants to be the father to his boys that his stepfather was to him.
    — Bob Carlton | [email protected], al, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The writer was saying the same thing about the deeds of her stepfather.
    — Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Egerton then grew up in Wales with his mother and stepfather.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2020
  • Just like his stepfather, Oscar has been paving his way as a golfer.
    — Caroline Blair, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Her stepfather and her sister waited for her in the car.
    — Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The weapon was stored in Black’s stepfather’s house in Kenosha.
    — Mark Guarino, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Marx wrote that at age 7, his stepfather put his hand around his own and forced him to shoot and kill a man.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
  • She was raised by her stepfather, Mirek Navratil, and took his last name.
    — CNN, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Hoester and her husband and stepfather left their shady refuge and moved closer to the stage.
    — oregonlive, 15 July 2022
  • Jolie and Jace hugged their mom and future stepfather, all dressed for a good swim.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • Mogle’s mother and her stepfather were charged with murder over her death.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
    — Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • And the horrors, Coles said, didn’t go away even when his stepfather did.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
  • Díaz's stepfather was able to get away through the outside fire escape.
    — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • Yacht 'was their home' Buro thinks his mother and stepfather could still be alive.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The virus killed his stepfather-to-be less than 24 hours later.
    — al, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Ashton ran over to help his mom, only to have his stepfather get down in his face and curse him.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • My mother and stepfather divorced a few years ago.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Watching the news, when my stepfather went missing, that’s all true.
    — Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The 19-year-old said his stepfather was aware of how close the mother and son were.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The second girl was given a ride to her stepfather’s home in the village.
    — cleveland, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Her mother taught at a Catholic school and her stepfather at a public one.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Her mother and stepfather have already gone to court and started the process to adopt him.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • People ahead of me, like my stepfather who’s 76, have nice things to say about their age, too.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Nichols worked the second shift at FedEx with his stepfather.
    — CBS News, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Dunn was born a slave and set free in 1832 by his future stepfather.
    — CNN, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Four years later, a mother, son and stepfather have been sentenced for their roles in the killing.
    — Shannon Tyler june 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2026

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