childhood
Example Sentences
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Mr. James’s pursuit of intellectual purpose is affecting, especially as he encounters books that have been childhood favorites for many readers.
Had those sheets featured any other childhood character, I doubt I’d have kept them for very long.
From Salon
Brad Reese spent his early childhood in Hershey, Pa. Immediately after the sale, his newly moneyed parents moved the family to Minneapolis.
In Tayari Jones’s novel, two childhood friends in 1950s Louisiana take “different tines at the fork in the road.”
Her grandmother, Iryna, lived with the family and was an important caretaker for much of her childhood.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
