child

Example Sentences

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This was my third time living in Chicago, twice as a child, but my first time as an adult, and I felt nostalgic for a past I frankly had not experienced.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2026

Some were expecting their first child, some were pregnant with their second, and others remained childless.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

“Many of us, our families have PTSD,” said Daphne Amezcua, 21, a child development social worker at the Casa México LA event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026

Parents may want to believe their well-behaved child isn’t involved in damaging behavior, but in the words of Ronald Reagan, “trust, but verify.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

When I had spun her the gold, Opal had laughed at the idea of giving me her firstborn child.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff