child

Example Sentences

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“It was a child wishing that their parents’ visa would be approved,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Rob Reiner also adopted a child during his first marriage.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"I'm the only child of a single mother," Stefania previously told a police interview which was played in court.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

When an only child reads something like that, she can’t help but think: Gosh, how enviable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Although she was expecting a third child in September, she would never eat her morning allotment of bread but passed it through the fence to him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom