child

Example Sentences

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Raman emigrated from India to the United States as a child.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

He said his mother sued him this year in a land ownership dispute under Thailand's "ungrateful child" law, which allows parents to reclaim assets previously given to children deemed unappreciative through their behaviour.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

But Sasha is a child, and can only see what she’s privy to.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Giving a larger amount as a lump sum, say, right before the child buys a house, would start to count toward the parent’s lifetime federal gift- and estate-tax exemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Now with a child on each knee and ten more crowded close, he drew from another pocket his heavy cross-shaped winding key, each of the four ends shaped for a different size clock.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom