childish

Example Sentences

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"This is childish," she said, urging party leaders to stop "posturing".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

All my friends of divorced parents have a funny thing about them, because what is more childish than being like: “I can’t be with you anymore?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

In other words, the urge to order a plate of buttered noodles or a perfectly crisp chicken nugget isn’t childish.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

It’s a childish performance that is trussed up as an important meditation on the Declaration.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Over the summer, she’d decided that riding our bikes was childish.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence