childlike

Example Sentences

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Their excitement was almost childlike, and I mean that in the best possible way.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

And while their mission demands extreme precision, there is still room for childlike levity.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

And the cartoonish portrayal of combat using childlike blocky figures helps to sanitize gritty images of war, helping it to get past social media filters—and pushing it far beyond Iran’s borders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But this sort of awe and childlike wonder at the world, which I found very special.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

“I need you to say it,” she says, and her voice sounds tiny and childlike and so unlike Erin that I really start to worry.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick