schoolchild

Example Sentences

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Any schoolchild knows who came up with the telephone or the sewing machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Every British schoolchild learns about King Harold, William the Conqueror and 1066.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

Recently James Robinson, a prominent televangelist, compared Trump to a "little elementary schoolchild."

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022

What happened next has become part of historical legend, a tale told to every American schoolchild.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell