childhood

Example Sentences

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The long, digressive rural idyll “NN” follows a sophisticated city dweller’s return to the village of his childhood country house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In March, Meta and YouTube were found liable in a landmark US trial over a woman's childhood addiction to social media.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It's a highly anticipated journey that demands exacting precision -- but there's still room for the astronauts to live out their childhood dreams of spaceflight.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, my sister was born, and throughout her childhood and most of her adolescence, my dad insisted they were moving back to Argentina.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

And his smile was what I remembered best about him because it felt like something his childhood had accidentally left behind.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo