kid

Example Sentences

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As a kid I had a lot of trouble sleeping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

When you’re a kid, it arrives all at once: the last school bell, the first trip to the pool, the permission slip feeling of a completely unscheduled Tuesday.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Jack, a kid I’d hated, a kid that I considered a psychopath.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As a kid, she wanted to be a writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The only kid with enough points for advancement was Elliot, but I was surprised to see how many points my fellow classmates had managed to accumulate while I avoided the tests like the plague.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin