young child

Example Sentences

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He says keeping up physically with a young child has taken a toll on his body.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

I was such a young child when they passed, but they remained so in the cultural conversation because, especially in 1999, they represented such hope in politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He was born in Guinea-Bissau in 1991 and lived in Madeira, and then Lisbon, in Portugal as a young child, before his family moved to the UK when he was 16.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But that requires more time and energy than I’m willing to sacrifice while raising a young child and entertaining my dreams of becoming a star potter.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Only two people came out, a woman and a young child.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah