How to Use surrogate in a Sentence

surrogate

noun
  • The governor and her surrogates asked the public to support the change.
  • He could not attend the meeting, so he sent his surrogate.
  • They had their baby through a surrogate.
  • Then, a friend offered to be my surrogate.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Riley is the surrogate in a way.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Her surrogates have been far less subtle.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
  • That played out over the weekend through celebrity surrogates.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That’s where the astronaut’s alien surrogate shrink comes in.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Gay men, for one thing, would likely need to adopt or use a surrogate to have a kid whether they were partnered or not.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The hard part was finding an egg and a potential surrogate.
    — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But the decision to start it was his alone, and no amount of spin from his surrogates should obscure this fact.
    — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Our decision to opt for an egg donor and a surrogate was an act of compromise.
    — Kristina Kasparian, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Where are all the Israeli surrogates?
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Nkanu was a twin, born with his brother via surrogate in 2024.
    — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In the control group, eggs and sperm from healthy-weight mice were gestated in healthy-weight surrogates.
    — New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The impact is being felt among those who have used a surrogate or are currently in the process.
    — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This year, there are plans to implant a surrogate with a northern white rhino embryo.
    — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • An embryo was going to be transferred to a surrogate in March.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • From a certain perspective, the surrogates had been robbed of the value of their gift.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Hilton hasn’t publicly shared any other details or confirmed whether her child was born via a surrogate.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Both campaigns are leaning on big-name surrogates to boost turnout in a tightening race.
    — Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Make sure your surrogate knows how to get into your phone as that has become the key method for access to many accounts.
    — Carolyn McClanahan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The couple also used eggs from a separate donor than the surrogate.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • Weltman and his partner have had two children by a surrogate themselves.
    — Bycarolyn Barber, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Her father, Arthur Liu, was a single dad to five kids, all born with the help of surrogates.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Thank you to our amazing surrogate for bringing him here safely surrounded by so much love.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The county’s welfare agency took the newborn before the surrogate even had a chance to see her.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The movie tells the story of a couple who decide to use their friend Liz as a surrogate to have a baby.
    — oregonlive, 27 July 2023
  • The news that their baby girl was born via surrogate was met with commentary and criticism that was hard for the new mom.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Two men living in France hired a surrogate to have their child in the state of Florida.
    — Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026

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