childlike

Example Sentences

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Their excitement was almost childlike, and I mean that in the best possible way.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

“A Good Day’s Work” sets out to recast Moses as more complicated than the cheerful, childlike images her name conjures and as a legitimizer of self-taught art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

And while their mission demands extreme precision, there is still room for childlike levity.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Lang: I’m doing the same childlike nature, just discovering with them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

“I need you to say it,” she says, and her voice sounds tiny and childlike and so unlike Erin that I really start to worry.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick