latchkey

Example Sentences

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"Dinosaurs were more like latchkey kids," Holtz said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Don’t tell helicopter parents, but the gleefully transgressive flicks that entertained a generation of latchkey wildlings are coming back in style.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

“I think for latchkey kids of the ‘80s and ‘90s, celebrities filled in for the family members we wish we had,” she said.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

I think for latchkey kids of the ‘80s and ‘90s, celebrities filled in for the family members we wish we had.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Just normal instructions for latchkey kids in Garden Heights.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas