kid

Example Sentences

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It took Landon Donovan, the laid-back California kid with the number 10 on his back, to change that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"I thought this kid cannot go home without an award."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

As a kid, she wanted to be a writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s a dark-haired little kid on Dad’s other side who must be Eliana’s cousin or something, because Eliana’s family comes next.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison