childishness

Example Sentences

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Kelly noted it as another example of the defense secretary’s childishness.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

If you knew what lovely neighbors they are, I think you might regret your childishness.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Ah, so there is a thesis behind the Coin Crew childishness: Games, Bushnell and Salyh believe, are for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022

But I suspect she’d have relished calmly collecting her notes and sauntering, not stomping, toward the exit to escape the tyranny of such childishness.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

With the backpack-pushing and the assignment-ripping and all the general childishness that occurred between me and Miles, it only took him a month to banish me to work in the concession stand with Theo.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia