childish
Example Sentences
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"He's being childish," one opposition MP told me, on condition that he remained anonymous.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Little by little, through her childish chatter retracing her arrival in Denmark and some research done in South Korea, Randel uncovered a different story from the one in her Danish adoption papers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
All my friends of divorced parents have a funny thing about them, because what is more childish than being like: “I can’t be with you anymore?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
In other words, the urge to order a plate of buttered noodles or a perfectly crisp chicken nugget isn’t childish.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
“And you know how much chance he would have had alone. That’s the kind of childish thing I’d have done when I was an Assistant Pig-Keeper.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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