SURROGATE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SURROGATE, such as:

1. Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son.
2. William was acting as a surrogate father for his brother's son.
3. By the way, if the surrogate is also the real mother, I would not approve.
4. Because she had no children of her own, her friend's son became a kind of surrogate child to her.

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 Meanings and Examples of SURROGATE
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surrogate
 n.  one that takes position of another; substitute
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Example Sentence:
1  Because she had no children of her own, her friend's son became a kind of surrogate child to her.
2  William was acting as a surrogate father for his brother's son.
3  Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son.
4  By the way, if the surrogate is also the real mother, I would not approve.