child
Example Sentences
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When a child reads a physical book with an adult, important brain regions fire up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Giving evidence at her trial, Blain denied trying to throw another child "under the bus" by blaming them for what happened.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Burton wanted to go into the child development field, to help kids growing up with disabilities like hers, but some of the concepts were a bit too difficult.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
When a child reads a physical book with an adult, important brain regions fire up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
She gave Janet all the freedom she’d never had as a child, and when her daughter proved to be the responsible sort, she gave herself a little freedom, too.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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