childhood
Example Sentences
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The Boys Of Dungeon Lane was inspired by his childhood in post-war Liverpool, and named after a road in Speke that leads to the Mersey shore, where the young McCartney would spend afternoons bird-watching.
From BBC
Wednesday night, Mazariegos released a campaign video featuring him discussing gun violence and his conviction with childhood friends.
From Los Angeles Times
While speaking with the outlet, Russell revealed that his affinity for log cabins began in childhood, when he lived in a Rangeley, Maine, cabin constructed by hand by his grandfather in 1939.
From MarketWatch
This triggers the jealousy of a neighboring farmer who has known Doris since childhood, and a quiet love triangle emerges that is notable for the sensitivity with which it registers Doris’s own feelings and desires.
"My childhood was just sort of curious I guess," Jarrell-Searcy says.
From BBC
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