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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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

He demonstrated, dangling it from his wrist by its drawstrings and swinging it in circles, childlike.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor