child

Example Sentences

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He said Roberts had been responding to a "grave emergency" which could have resulted in the death of a child, but he should still have driven with caution and care.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

If one child decides to go to college, the trust can provide for that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

It said the government could make it easier for workers to get jobs in human-centric fields like child care and could do more to recognize caregiving as work valuable to the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Four in five include either a child, an elderly individual or a nonelderly individual with a disability.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The mother began to protest, but the child pleaded, “It matches my shoes! I’ll wash it a hundred times!”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman