kid

Example Sentences

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"I remember the first training session; he wasn't scared of anything, a hungry young kid who always wanted the ball. You just knew he was special and going to go on to great things."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“It makes me feel like a kid again,” Sanchez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He was known as a quiet kid who excelled at three things: drawing, raising parrots and math.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Hansen took questions from media while wedged in horizontally and described the joy of floating: "It just makes me feel like a little kid."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Jonah asked, twisting his face into an imitation of a terrified little kid and making his voice come out high and squeaky: “Oooh, Mommy, Daddy, that piece of paper scared me.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix