children

Example Sentences

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That argument works for my paying for schools when I don’t have children, or your paying for scientific research you think is silly.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Recently, I received a letter from a reader about whether she and her husband should add their children as beneficiaries to the husband’s modest retirement fund.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The documentary's reporter and producer, Ramita Navai, told the audience: "This award means so much to us," then spoke about the numbers of women, children and healthcare workers who have been killed in Gaza.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that autism now appears in 1 in 31 children, a 381% increase since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

One of the children kicked a tall blue-blue, sending the fungus reeling through the air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman