school child

Example Sentences

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After his speech, he huddled with reporters and told us he was as giddy as a school child about energy.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

The child was likely exposed to monkeypox through an infected family member and not through school, child care or another public setting, the department said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Separate UK-wide research by the Children's Society suggested that parents spent on average £337 per year on school uniforms for each secondary school child and £315 on each primary school child.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2021

Now, they might clean in the evening, when the occupants are at dinner and they are free from their other responsibilities, such as school, child care or another part-time job.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

Here seems good reason to believe that the removal of diseased tonsils and adenoids is a factor in beneficially influencing the mental life of the school child.

From Adenoids and Diseased Tonsils Their Effect on General Intelligence by Rogers, Margaret Cobb