latchkey

Example Sentences

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His mother’s sister and brother-in-law helped care for them when they could, but he likened himself to a latchkey kid because of the amount of time he and his sister spent alone.

From Los Angeles Times

The exchange arrived in Season1, Episode 2, as Meghan detailed how she grew up as an average American latchkey kid who ate a lot of fast food.

From Los Angeles Times

I view that album in particular very much within the realm of a child who grows up in a latchkey situation.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a lovely landing for a latchkey kid who grew up eating Jack in the Box, and we’re not mad at it.

From Salon

She mentions: "I was a latchkey kid, so I grew up with a lot of fast food and TV tray meals."

From BBC