Examples of orphanage in a Sentence
After the death of his parents, he was raised in an orphanage.
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To become a steward requires a $1 million gift to a fund that then helps support papal projects, such as building orphanages or monasteries.
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Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 2 May 2026
During the Spanish Civil War, when reliable food sources for families and orphanages were scarce, farms in Asturias, Madrid and Valencia raised around 300 breeding female Spanish giant rabbits to help feed those in need.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise will host Trivia Night for a Cause to raise money for high school scholarships for students of the Cherish Watoto orphanage and school in Kenya.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The Guyaki attack occurred on the same day that gunmen raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 2 May 2026
During the Spanish Civil War, when reliable food sources for families and orphanages were scarce, farms in Asturias, Madrid and Valencia raised around 300 breeding female Spanish giant rabbits to help feed those in need.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise will host Trivia Night for a Cause to raise money for high school scholarships for students of the Cherish Watoto orphanage and school in Kenya.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The Guyaki attack occurred on the same day that gunmen raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij 
: an institution for the care of orphans
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