child
Example Sentences
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“But if he has zero symptoms and everything else is going great — he’s over the moon with his new child, he’s so happy — that’s not somebody I’m going to treat with testosterone.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
It said "each child and mother at St Monica's deserved the utmost care" and added "cruel or incompetent practices should have been prevented".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Rob Reiner also adopted a child during his first marriage.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
When an only child reads something like that, she can’t help but think: Gosh, how enviable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Phineas is like a small child who says he is running away from home after lunch and then comes up with a new idea over his sandwich.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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