childlike
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“What would my cancer say if it was narrating its memoirs?” he says, going into a childlike speech impediment: “ ‘Woke up somewhat bigger than yesterday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It’s a fun, childlike interpretation of the complexities of coming from two cultures and religions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
They made time between the Bikini Kill and Garbage sets to hop on the carousel, which festivalgoers of all ages rode with childlike whimsy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I think a lot of the times we're told when we're adults that we can't enjoy things with this sense of childlike joy any more," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
TimeStar puffed up his chest and made a show of cracking his knuckles, but when the childlike Clock Watcher’s bottom lip began to quiver, he backed down.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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