childhood
Example Sentences
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The view from the window flooded See with memories from her childhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Somewhere along the way, “E.T.” became less a movie to me than part of the background texture of childhood itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
She transforms herself from “a wild, hatless little savage” into a lady, which estranges her from her childhood companion and besotted admirer, Heathcliff, a foundling who lives with her family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Some players were born abroad but moved to the UK as a child, in which case their birthplace is listed as their UK childhood home.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 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
