children

Example Sentences

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Grief layered itself over everything, but we kept the children steady and the house functioning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

School monitors recruited and trained by the city help look after children outside the classroom, including in the evening before their parents can pick them up.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Never mind that children seldom have meaningful choice but to comply with caregivers’ demands and may be in therapy not to pursue their goals but due to external pressures.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Life for Wilkinson today is firmly focused on elevating her professional career and protecting her personal life at home with her children.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Betsie and I had already made up beds for four new overnight guests that evening: a Jewish woman and her three small children.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom