children

Example Sentences

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That argument works for my paying for schools when I don’t have children, or your paying for scientific research you think is silly.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Recently, I received a letter from a reader about whether she and her husband should add their children as beneficiaries to the husband’s modest retirement fund.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Women’s gains in participation had stalled out starting around 2000 but were reinvigorated after the pandemic, in part because hybrid work arrangements afforded more opportunities for women with children.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Alex says Zoe was "full of life" and "lived and breathed for her children".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

He loved children as much as Father did, but while children took to Father on sight, Pickwick had to win them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom