children
Example Sentences
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Small children and pets should be kept near adults.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It was acting principal Fergal Friel who described their use by children as school's most serous issue in years.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The Hirschis, who divorced in 2020, share four children, two of them minors, the outlet said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
But the woman said she has learned hard lessons and will not allow her two other younger children to have a smartphone until they are older.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
For months, she said, the small children of the neighborhood had banded together to bring food to “Opa’s kitty.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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