Examples of parenting in a Sentence
They share the responsibilities of parenting.
as the big day approaches, the expectant couple are starting to get worried about their fitness for parenting
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Maybe quiet parenting, like quiet quitting and quiet luxury before it, could catch on as a meme among key influencers.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
The clip, captured during an April 4 game and posted by the espnW TikTok account, turned one woman’s practical parenting move into a debate that spilled from the press box to the comments section.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Some viewers found a use case beyond parenting.
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But plenty of commenters insisted the move was smart parenting.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
The clip, captured during an April 4 game and posted by the espnW TikTok account, turned one woman’s practical parenting move into a debate that spilled from the press box to the comments section.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Some viewers found a use case beyond parenting.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
But plenty of commenters insisted the move was smart parenting.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Parenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parenting. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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parenting
noun
par·ent·ing
ˈpar-ənt-iŋ 
ˈper-
: the raising of a child by its parents
Medical Definition
parenting
noun
par·ent·ing
ˈpar-ənt-iŋ, ˈper-
: the raising of a child by its parents
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