child

Example Sentences

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We don’t want to repeat things, but let’s do explore a half-Korean character who is about to have a child suddenly get this pull toward Korea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

After stonewalling every adult who tells him to open up, Robby does just that with an orphaned infant, saying that he, too, was abandoned by his mother as a child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"Oh, my martyred child," he wailed, "oh my darling."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

And if that child is born: Good luck keeping the little one away from plastic diapers, car seats, bottles, clothing, and toys.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

It was not hard—she weighed no more than a child.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom