childlike

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

A revolutionary literary, theatrical and artistic movement, Surrealism—with Sigmund Freud as muse—liberated and mined dreams, fantasies, chance, childlike spontaneity and the unconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

“Although I feel it’s a very mature room, it also feels like a little girl’s room in a way. So I kind of feel like my childlike self in this room,” she explained.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

They’re faster, stronger and in some cases smarter than the average person, but childlike nevertheless, testing the extent of their agency.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

He waited for Olanna to go to the bathroom and Master to his study before he went in to see his mother, asleep, curled childlike on the bed.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie