child

Example Sentences

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Six months after finally giving birth to her first child, following a years-long struggle to conceive, Chrissy Walters was told her daughter would likely grow up without her.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The spending on child safety is just one piece of the overall company expenses, which include employees and marketing and other items.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Situations such as a Waymo failing to stop for a school bus in Atlanta or striking a child in Santa Monica highlighted how law enforcement officers couldn’t carry out traditional traffic enforcement with driverless cars.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“You were in the rag trade, but then your child or grandchild moved up and created this civic and philanthropic energy that came from that feeling of America as a refuge. That is really powerful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

When I had spun her the gold, Opal had laughed at the idea of giving me her firstborn child.

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