child

Example Sentences

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“I don’t want to see anybody’s child have to go there and have the potential of losing their life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Extended day child care and after-school programs will continue to operate from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. with adjusted staffing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Masi said her son was a confident child, "always kind and full of patience and gentleness".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

And if that child is born: Good luck keeping the little one away from plastic diapers, car seats, bottles, clothing, and toys.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

I reached for the last child, the smallest of them, a boy who can’t have been older than four or five.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler