child

Example Sentences

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“My oldest child was only 2 years old,” Kim said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Given their limited attention span, the last thing a child needs is a film chock-full of loose ends to distract from the crux of the story.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

But that bothered me far less than the fact that our oldest child was struggling with this new life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The P/E ratio would have to rise above 90 over the next 18 years, and to about 2,000 by the time a newborn child today would expect to retire, in 67 years’ time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The mother began to protest, but the child pleaded, “It matches my shoes! I’ll wash it a hundred times!”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman