little child
Example Sentences
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Confronted with his realistic, blinking, speaking face, she felt “scared … like a little child again.”
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
Kerry Ives told her trial that Ethan was a "a bubbly little child" and "chubby" when he arrived in their home, but that all changed over the next two months.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
“Then you switch perspective and be this little child … and you see a big adult who tells you all of these things.”
From Salon • May 26, 2025
“It is like a little child holds a dying bird in his hand, and all he does is laugh. This is how we are treating Mother Earth.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2022
"A little child shall lead them," the vet said with a smile.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
