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Fathering is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Fathering in a sentence

Related words

Fathering | Father | Fathers | Fathered | Fatherly

Fathering meaning

present participle and gerund of father

Using Fathering

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of father
  • In the example corpus, fathering often appears in combinations such as: of fathering, fathering her, and fathering.

Context around Fathering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

engaged 1× denied 1× transformative 1× teaching 1× magnate 1× acknowledged 1× married 1×

Often after:

love 1× samantha 1× eight 1×

Sentence patterns with Fathering

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

affair and fathering a child 1× after fathering samantha 49 1× and engaged fathering 1× guilty of fathering an illegitimate 1× has denied fathering love children 1× he acknowledged fathering several children 1× husband of fathering their children 1× justice of fathering her child 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a tired woman 1× after fathering samantha 1× austrian josef fritzl 1× former nigeria international 1× he was twice 1× hutto went from 1×

Common sentence endings:

and engaged fathering 1× by his mistresses 1× died during childbirth 1× fathering eight children 1× has neglected them 1× her seven children 1×

Words around Fathering

Just before it in the word index:

fatherhood 79 fathered 114 fatherdale 2 father 18.595 fathead 5 fath 12

Just after it in the word index:

fatherland 87 fatherlands 2 fatherless 22 fatherlessness 5 fatherly 31 fathers 849

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Fathering

  • In this selection, "fathering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, engaged, denied, transformative, love, samantha and eight stand out and add context to how "fathering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include affair and fathering a child and after fathering samantha 49. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fathering" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fathering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He was twice married, fathering eight children. (7 words)

Now, the Nollywood actress has urged those accusing her husband of fathering their children to step forward. (17 words)

He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, partly because he acknowledged fathering several children by his mistresses. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Shakespeare signed his last will and testament on 25 March 1616; the following day his new son-in-law, Thomas Quiney was found guilty of fathering an illegitimate son by Margaret Wheeler, who had died during childbirth. (37 words)

After fathering Samantha, 49, and Vogue deputy editor Emily Sheffield, 47, with It girl Annabel Jones, now Lady Astor, Sir Reginald went on to have Rob, Alice and Lucy with his second wife, Victoria. (34 words)

Former Nigeria international and ex-Dynamo Kyiv star, Brown Ideye, has denied fathering love children anywhere while responding to an alleged paternity case with an Ukrainian lady, Yana Voloshchenko. (29 words)

Example sentences (13)

Even so, for some, Utah might seem an unlikely candidate for building the premier public policy model for supporting healthy marriages and engaged fathering.

Former Nigeria international and ex-Dynamo Kyiv star, Brown Ideye, has denied fathering love children anywhere while responding to an alleged paternity case with an Ukrainian lady, Yana Voloshchenko.

There are many routes to transformative fathering, all lead to men finding a way for activist dads to join moms on the front lines of social change.

After fathering Samantha, 49, and Vogue deputy editor Emily Sheffield, 47, with It girl Annabel Jones, now Lady Astor, Sir Reginald went on to have Rob, Alice and Lucy with his second wife, Victoria.

A tired woman was found outside a courtroom crying bitterly and accusing no less a person than a Chief Justice of fathering her child but has neglected them.

Now, the Nollywood actress has urged those accusing her husband of fathering their children to step forward.

Austrian Josef Fritzl pleaded guilty at the start of his trial to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children.

Hutto went from Howard to public school teaching, fathering a child and struggling to pay off $65,000 worth of student loans.

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Now the famous bird toils for a Beijing public works magnate, fathering what his new owner must hope will be a new generation of feathered champions.

Shane and Rick had a lot of bad blood, primarily due to Shane having an affair (and fathering a child with) Rick’s wife, Lori.

He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, partly because he acknowledged fathering several children by his mistresses.

He was twice married, fathering eight children.

Shakespeare signed his last will and testament on 25 March 1616; the following day his new son-in-law, Thomas Quiney was found guilty of fathering an illegitimate son by Margaret Wheeler, who had died during childbirth.

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Common combinations with fathering

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fathering" in a sentence?
An example: "Even so, for some, Utah might seem an unlikely candidate for building the premier public policy model for supporting healthy marriages and engaged fathering." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fathering" from authentic English texts.
What does "fathering" mean?
Fathering means: present participle and gerund of father
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