How to Use virgin birth in a Sentence

virgin birth

noun
  • The story of a guiding star, a host of angels and a virgin birth?
    — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
  • An interesting thing to tell a young man conceived of virgin birth!
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Was the belief in the virgin birth based on a mistranslation?
    — Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The first instance of virgin birth was recorded in a crocodile.
    — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • Like Alexandrium, the sand dollar also has a stealth mode, and one that involves virgin birth!
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2011
  • For early Christians, the idea of the virgin birth put to rest any rumors about Mary’s honor.
    — Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
  • John’s Gospel has nothing about the virgin birth explicitly.
    — Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Just in time for Christmas, an aquarium in Chicago is heralding a virgin birth.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The mythology of ancient Greece also offers an example of virgin birth.
    — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • From his virgin birth, through his healing ministry, to his resurrection and ascension, his life defined that direction.
    — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2025
  • This isn't the first time there has been a virgin birth — also known as parthenogenesis, a birth without fertilization — in the animal kingdom.
    — Dayna Haffenden, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • Strikingly, the New Testament is relatively silent on the virgin birth except in two places.
    — Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
  • When thinking about parthenogenesis, many people wonder if the virgin birth of Jesus Christ was an example.
    — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The Pew report notes the share of white mainline Protestants who believe in the virgin birth, for instance, has dropped from 83% to 71%.
    — Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2017
  • While a virgin birth sounds like a rare event, experts on parthenogenesis said Charlotte has performed a miracle of life far more common than most people understand.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Parthenogenesis—also known as virgin birth—is a type of asexual reproduction in which a female's egg can develop into an embryo without sperm.
    — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Isaiah prophesied the virgin birth, Micah prophesied that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem.
    — Debra Draper, Houston Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The reptile, which is being cared for at England's City of Portsmouth College, has given birth to 12 babies without a mate, marking the snake's second virgin birth.
    — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
  • No holiday miracles required Both Christmas and Hanukkah celebrate miraculous events, including stories of a virgin birth and candles that burned for eight days.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Other plotlines just don’t make sense, like Anakin being a messianic virgin birth destined to save the galaxy or Credence’s secret heritage being tied up with that of the Dumbledore family, timeline be damned.
    — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2018
  • The surprise pregnancy of Charlotte, a stingray living in a tank without any male rays, has captivated people across the world and stirred a sudden interest in parthenogenesis, a scientific term that essentially means virgin birth.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • In a press release, Pete Quinlan, an animal care technician at the college, said these virgin births, a form of asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis, are rare and even less likely to occur in the same reptile twice.
    — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Buried in the show’s narrative arcs are answers to nagging questions that challenge the veracity of the Gospels — like why Luke’s story includes the virgin birth and the other gospels don’t or why John’s gospel starts so differently than the others.
    — Kathryn Reklis, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023
  • As a theologian, he was known for questioning some of Christianity’s fundamental doctrines, including the virgin birth, the resurrection of Jesus and the existence of miracles.
    — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
  • But, as a figure of the Enlightenment and thus a believer in reason and science, the former president discounted the miracles associated with Jesus — including his virgin birth and supposed resurrection.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • The others involved denying the divinity of Jesus, denying the virgin birth, denying transubstantiation, practicing magic, and believing that animals and objects (including the Earth) possessed souls.
    — Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2014
  • Former librarian Charlene dedicates her hours to researching medical journal articles about posthumous sperm collection and virgin births, while confronting her ex-husband Richard (Greg Kinnear) about his involvement.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019

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