child
Example Sentences
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I felt like a child and was furious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
What if a child born today could start building tax-free retirement wealth immediately, while their peers spend their 20s paying off student loans?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"I'm the only child of a single mother," Stefania previously told a police interview which was played in court.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That sentiment resonated with 42-year-old Antonio Rivera, a Bay Area local who recalled the excitement he felt as a child in Jalisco watching the 1986 World Cup, which Mexico hosted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Why would a mother who loved her child bestow such a fate upon him?
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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