Examples of godparent in a Sentence
My aunt and uncle are also my godparents.
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The elderly man next to Rembrandt and the androgynous figure with the fur hat beneath, says the house, may be Rembrandt’s godparents, while the young woman wearing embroidered headgear holding an infant is most likely a member of Rembrandt’s family or household, possibly his orphaned god-sister.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
Over the years, the pair has expressed appreciation for each other as friends, mentors, godparents, business partners in Dos Hombres and one-time bartenders for Drake.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
Nikki Rodriguez plays Jackie Howard, whose parents’ and sister’s death in a fatal car crash the first season brought her to Silver Falls, Colorado to live with her godparents, George (Marc Blucas) and Katherine Walter (Sarah Rafferty).
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
For context, my cousin and her husband recently moved to Panama, and two of my daughter’s godparents are moving to Portugal in a couple of months.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
26 June 2026
Over the years, the pair has expressed appreciation for each other as friends, mentors, godparents, business partners in Dos Hombres and one-time bartenders for Drake.
—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
Nikki Rodriguez plays Jackie Howard, whose parents’ and sister’s death in a fatal car crash the first season brought her to Silver Falls, Colorado to live with her godparents, George (Marc Blucas) and Katherine Walter (Sarah Rafferty).
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
For context, my cousin and her husband recently moved to Panama, and two of my daughter’s godparents are moving to Portugal in a couple of months.
—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for godparent
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“Godparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godparent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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godparent
noun
god·par·ent
-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a sponsor at baptism
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