children

Example Sentences

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But I happen to have two young children, which means that my tolerance for getting a bit unwell is actually quite high.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The film’s release also helped make Oregon the first state in the U.S. to pass a bill of rights for children of incarcerated parents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

“They said ‘No’ to anything that would resolve it,” said Alice Lyon, one of Ed’s 12 children and a trustee of his trust.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Hammond's children were 25 and 28, and his child support arrangement had finished more than a decade previously.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The headpiece had been left by one of the pesky children when they’d come here that fateful All Hallows’ Eve, fallen from one of their costumes.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman