children

Example Sentences

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As of May 19, nine California residents have been infected, six of them children, according to the California Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

He said his earnings from social media have changed his family’s life and allowed his wife to stay at home with their three children.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Resident Aaron Anderson, who has three children including 11-year-old twins with autism, told BBC Scotland News that his family had now been moved into an Airbnb in Grangemouth.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

According to Soto, who is expecting her third child, the fact that her husband was married to an American citizen and had two children who were also citizens was of no consequence.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

I was angry back at her, hysterical almost, saying all manner of things I should not have said, about Papi going off and leaving us, about how parents always ruin the lives of their children.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo