child

Example Sentences

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As a child, Parton said she and her 11 siblings would look forward to the annual fair that would come to her town in eastern Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Like most youngsters growing up in the 1960s and 70s, Putin was a child of the television age.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

However, three people required liver transplants and one child suffered “permanent neurologic impairment,” according to a report published in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

According to Soto, who is expecting her third child, the fact that her husband was married to an American citizen and had two children who were also citizens was of no consequence.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The only child not standing in the garden was the red-shoed girl.

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