childhood

Example Sentences

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“My childhood was defined by two divorces,” says Burden.

From Los Angeles Times

She could just stay in the house—her parents are gone on a weekend getaway to Kansas City and they’d never know—but the rules have been drilled into her since childhood.

From Literature

We’d play at a dive bar or play at a wedding, but my childhood friendships were linked to to the functionality of music in my life.

From Los Angeles Times

Semple spent much of her childhood around Los Angeles and in the mountain town of Aspen, Colorado.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scientists from Manchester are among those who have helped identify a neurodevelopmental disorder which is believed to be one of the most common genetic causes of childhood epilepsy.

From BBC