How to Use stepmother in a Sentence

stepmother

noun
  • One of us, the father, was 80 years old, the other — the stepmother — is . .
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2018
  • At the event, Kate stood alongside the Queen and stepmother-in-law Camilla.
    Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2018
  • Clayton’s stepmother, Amy, was on the other end of the line.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
  • As the groom’s stepmother, Moore is the second wife of Ellen Barkin’s nightmares.
    Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
  • There was the trip my father and stepmother took to Hawaii with one of my younger sisters.
    New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Stutzman is a mom to three children and a stepmother to three more.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The boy's stepmother, Letecia Stauch, is charged in his death.
    Fox News, 21 Mar. 2020
  • The raven-haired princess is loathed by the evil queen who just so happens to also be her stepmother.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The nasty stepmother and her daughter are sent off to the laundry room to do heavy labor.
    Sarah Schutte, National Review, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Open your heart to your husband’s daughter; there is no need to be the wicked stepmother.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 May 2022
  • The then-adolescent girl and her new stepmother forged a close bond.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Mariska was only 3 years old then, and went on to be raised by her father and stepmother, Ellen.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • When my dad passed away three years ago, my stepmother gave me his last bottle of Old Spice.
    Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 20 June 2018
  • Kellogg has moved to New York and lives with her father and stepmother.
    Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2020
  • For the record, Harris is the stepmother of her husband’s two children.
    Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
  • That year, the boy's stepmother, Heather Jones, pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree murder and two counts of child abuse.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
  • With my father, my stepmother and my two teenage half-siblings, who were at high-school at the time.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The trailer shows Gadot, 39, as Snow White's stepmother, a.k.a.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Ivanka Trump, 43, stood to her stepmother's left as Trump was sworn in to office.
    Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Early on, Marvin had to coax him to eat the dinners that his stepmother cooked.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2021
  • When Hayes was a teenager, her mother died, and then her stepmother died when Hayes was a young adult.
    Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 23 June 2021
  • Now, her stepmother and aunt are charged in connection to her death.
    Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 16 July 2021
  • The stepmother called the mother names behind her back and criticized the bride.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Our stepmother gave up her share of the partnership in order not to have to deal with our brother.
    Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • But the fantasy takes a turn for the wicked when Giselle transforms into a wicked stepmother.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Smith is the father of Jack's stepmother, Jen Campbell.
    Adam Hensley, The Courier-Journal, 2 Jan. 2023
  • His father was distant and chilly, and then later, there was the evil stepmother.
    Richard Stengel, Time, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Prince William, who became the Prince of Wales as heir to the throne, has been spotting bowing his head to greet his father and stepmother.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Burrell married Claxton in 2021 and was stepmother to his son, Javier.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
  • My Catholic stepmother and her disdain for Jewish people—including and especially my Jewish mother—loomed over my childhood.
    Literary Hub, 12 June 2025

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