Below you will find example sentences with "oldest child". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Oldest Child in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: oldest
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 19.3 words

Words in this phrase

oldest child

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • oldest can mean: superlative form of old: most old Frequent word
  • child can mean: A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority). Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

adopted her oldest child maddox chivan 1× augusta the oldest child of joseph 1× burnham the oldest child of harold 1× celebrate her oldest child kingston s 1× couple s oldest child a 9 1× dad the oldest child providing moral 1× drops her oldest child walter off 1× her oldest child is a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

angelina and her 1× beyonce and husband 1× but when bass 1× data on the 1× dilnur then widowed 1× edna was born 1×

Common sentence endings:

across the street 1× and susan speck 1× at a daycare 1× bunch everyone agrees 1× chivan in 2002 1× christina a homemaker 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

old 4× started 3× born 2× april 2× flood 2× son 2× mother 2× off 2× husband 2× beyonce 2× daughter 2× bass 1×

Related phrases

child abuse child welfare child poverty child care child labor child pornography child protection girl child oldest person child protective

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around oldest:

oldest person 10× world oldest 6× oldest continuously 5× oldest known 5× oldest public 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

older versions older sister older people older generations older brothers older brother

Just after it in the phrase index:

oldest continuously oldest known oldest person oldest public ole miss olive oil

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

oldest person oldest continuously oldest known oldest public

Same ending:

girl child

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "oldest child" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 19.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as adopted her oldest child maddox chivan, augusta the oldest child of joseph, old, started and born stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with child abuse, child welfare, child poverty, oldest person, world oldest and oldest continuously, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with oldest child

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Oldest child Cheryl was the best athlete of the bunch, everyone agrees. (12 words)

Their oldest child, now sixteen years old, is on the autism spectrum. (12 words)

She had just dropped off her oldest child at tutoring across the street. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Beyonce and husband s oldest child, Blue Ivy Carter, has recently started stepping into the limelight, joining her mother for several high-profile projects, and Beyonce seems intent on making sure that her daughter doesn’t miss out on any opportunities. (41 words)

Dilnur, then widowed, had left Xinjiang in May 2016 to study in Turkey – before the mass arbitrary detentions in her locality started – taking only her oldest child, a daughter, with her. (31 words)

However, after she drops her oldest child Walter off at UC Berkeley to start the school semester, she’s admitted into a state psychiatric hospital for depression. (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

But when Bass can’t take his oldest child to the carnival, Jennie relents and says Sally can ask Arthur to escort her.

Data on the oldest child’s iPad showed internet searches between 4:50 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on Jan.

Frances was born on April 4, 1949, in Burnham, the oldest child of Harold Flood and Eleanor Braley Flood.

He’s the son and oldest child of father Randall, an employee of GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company, and mother Christina, a homemaker.

However, after she drops her oldest child Walter off at UC Berkeley to start the school semester, she’s admitted into a state psychiatric hospital for depression.

I've known the oldest child, Evelin, since she was four days old," she said.

Madonna’s oldest child, Leon was in Paris at the time that news spread about her health crisis.

Nana was the true caretaker of the family, with my dad — the oldest child — providing moral support from afar.

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Oldest child Cheryl was the best athlete of the bunch, everyone agrees.

The couple’s oldest child, a 9-year-old, heard the shots and found his parents’ bodies.

But then she got pregnant with her oldest child and started working at a daycare.

Gwen Stefani took to social media to celebrate her oldest child Kingston's 18th birthday.

I hadn’t expected that choosing my last name would lead to my oldest child doing the same.

She had just dropped off her oldest child at tutoring across the street.

Edna was born April 4, 1922, in Augusta, the oldest child of Joseph and Susan Speck.

Her oldest child is a son of 16, and her youngest a five-month-old baby.

Their oldest child, now sixteen years old, is on the autism spectrum.

Angelina and her ex-husband Billy Bob Thorton adopted her oldest child, Maddox Chivan in 2002.

Beyonce and husband s oldest child, Blue Ivy Carter, has recently started stepping into the limelight, joining her mother for several high-profile projects, and Beyonce seems intent on making sure that her daughter doesn’t miss out on any opportunities.

Dilnur, then widowed, had left Xinjiang in May 2016 to study in Turkey – before the mass arbitrary detentions in her locality started – taking only her oldest child, a daughter, with her.

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