school child

Example Sentences

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"What would never happen was a nursery or primary school child being given a box of nails and left unattended with it. That's kind of what we have done with mobile phones."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

After his speech, he huddled with reporters and told us he was as giddy as a school child about energy.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

The child was likely exposed to monkeypox through an infected family member and not through school, child care or another public setting, the department said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Now, they might clean in the evening, when the occupants are at dinner and they are free from their other responsibilities, such as school, child care or another part-time job.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

In this, as in most oral lessons, the elementary school child passes much of his time in a state which is neither activity nor rest,—a state of enforced inertness combined with unnatural and unceasing strain.

From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Holmes, Edmond