latchkey

Example Sentences

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"Dinosaurs were more like latchkey kids," Holtz said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

His mother’s sister and brother-in-law helped care for them when they could, but he likened himself to a latchkey kid because of the amount of time he and his sister spent alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

“Costco’s food court is a distinct, beloved, earnest slice of discount, faster-than-fast food. It’s basically like upscale microwave food. Like a latchkey kid somehow got hold of industrial kitchen equipment,” Thrillist wrote back in 2018.

From Salon • May 3, 2025

She mentions: "I was a latchkey kid, so I grew up with a lot of fast food and TV tray meals."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

After-school junk food is another fundamental right of the latchkey child.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead