kid

Example Sentences

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The kid who watched Kirk Gibson’s 1988 World Series home run in his grandmother’s living room grew up to be the third baseman that helped the Dodgers win their next World Series, in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

"I think there was an image on Saturday of a Celtic fan on the pitch with a kid in his arms taunting the Hearts players."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“It’s human nature to try to solve the unsolvable and be as precise as possible, but we also can’t kid ourselves that we know the answers,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Dallin, who died in 1991, was born in Bristol, England, before the turn of the 20th century and moved to Canada as a kid.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The repercussion track for the Alamo kid started to play, and I stifled a yawn.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin