is born vs was born

Both "is born" and "was born" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Is born" is used when referring to someone's current state of being born, while "was born" is used when talking about the past event of someone being born.

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is born

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to someone's current state of being born.

Use "is born" when you want to talk about someone's current state of being born. For example, "She is born in France."

Examples:

The baby is born healthy.
He is born into a wealthy family.
She is born with a natural talent for music.

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Remember, Phillippe: nobility is born in the heart.
No one is born evil, you learn it.
Life is like a node which is born within the flow of information.
Okla dies, and our baby is born.
And a new career is born.
And just like that, a tradition is born.
And a new Taarakian is born to protect the next.
When a man is born, he always cries.
When someone dies in circumstances excessive anger and hatred, a curse is born.
If no pain, nothing good is born.
When Ram dies, Krishna is born.
Ergo, a suit is born.
But their faith in your institution is born from proof.
Because of you, another man is born.
Because, unto him... a brother is born.
Indians would say a "Mahatma" is born.
But every 120 years a king is born.
It is born, lives and dies like all living things.
Orlando is born at San Giorgio del Molo.
But my fear is born out of respect...

Alternatives:

has been born
was brought into the world
came into existence

was born

This phrase is correct and commonly used when talking about the past event of someone being born.

Use "was born" when you want to refer to the specific moment in the past when someone came into the world. For example, "He was born in 1990."

Examples:

She was born in a small town.
He was born on a stormy night.
The famous artist was born in Spain.

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Mason was born with twin embolization syndrome.
Our first night away since Marvin was born.
Out of her death... Mindy was born.
Ibn-i-Abhar was born in the village of Abhar.
Seth said he would stop touring when Amber was born, but...
Sweetness was born with the wiring which evolved.
Country was born in violence and dissent.
The Vessel Protection Disposal concept was born.
Claus Noreen was born in Charlottenlund, near Copenhagen.
Han Hyo-joo was born in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province.
Ponomarev was born in 1957 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
Master Kallenbach was born in Amsterdam in 1943.
Revolori was born and raised in Anaheim, California.
Aycox was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma.
Martínez was born in Alicante, Spain.
He was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Luigi Galligani was born in 1957.
Niclas Svedman was born on Rhodes in 1983.
In these beaches Beach Volleyball was born.
Economics was born with the Physiocrats.

Alternatives:

came into the world
entered the world
arrived on the scene

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