child

Example Sentences

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When I was a child, my father warned me about answering the phone or the doorbell.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

“Reassure your child that you’re always going to take care of them no matter how much money is coming in.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The result is that part or all of the inheritance passes to someone else, often a child or grandchild.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"My child can never be governor. That is very sad - not because I am not able but because the FCT is where God has placed me."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“If she was in a rumpel when the boy was born, the magic wouldn’t have died with her. It would affect her child too.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff