child

Example Sentences

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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

The National Transportation Safety Board opened an ongoing investigation into Waymo after a robotaxi struck a child in Santa Monica, Calif., near an elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

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

From BBC • May 30, 2026

I squeezed my pillow around my head like a child in a thunderstorm.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse