kid

Example Sentences

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He says he's had it since he was a kid and knows that every last man in the Scotland changing room has it, too.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

As a kid, she wanted to be a writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

For the kid I once was, the same number means the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The big screen at the stadium shows the Phanatic playing peek-a-boo with a cute little kid.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison