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Examples of baby boom in a Sentence
There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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The baby boom generation turned this concept into conspicuous wine consumption, with elaborate man-cave cellars stocked with 100-point cult wines to be trotted out before admiring friends.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
And that transition is likely to be eased this time by the retirement of the vast baby boom generation, which is causing labor shortages.
—Paul Wiseman, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
And the baby boom endures, smothering economic growth.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
The Year of the Golden Pig, which has a decades-long cycle, has also led to baby booms.
—Lyric Li, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
The new arrival caps off a tiny baby boom in the Gifford family.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
Following the baby boom that came after World War II, the company began to focus exclusively on toys in 1953 and called itself Birdie’s Toy House.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
In 2015, the government said families were allowed to have two children; in 2021, this was raised to three, and policies to encourage a baby boom were implemented.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
As the final cohort of Californians born during the post-World War II baby boom reaches retirement age, the shortage could become even more acute.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Baby boom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20boom. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
baby boom
noun
: a marked rise in a birthrate (as in the U.S. after World War II)
baby boomer
noun
ˈbü-mər
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