How to Use child in a Sentence

child

noun
  • All of their children are grown now.
  • She's pregnant with their first child.
  • Men are such children sometimes.
  • Your child just needs to be under the age of 13 to use it.
    Kerri Anne Renzulli, wsj.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • At the top of 2022, Jeezy and Mae welcomed their first child.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
  • No children played in parks: The swings and slides were too hot to sit on.
    Emily Kask, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The Carters have four children: three sons and one daughter.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Many of them have children of their own and are thriving.
    Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
  • There is no indication Quinn or their child was at the home at the time.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The two worked at the CIA for 28 years, raised two children and wrote books together.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
  • In 2022, Diddy announced the birth of his seventh child, Love, with Dana Tran.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
  • While Harry and Edna rode back down to the Black side of town, the children were loaded into the trunk.
    Imani Perry, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • She is accused of doing the same to her fifth child, a boy born in November 2019.
    Gawon Bae, CNN, 22 June 2023
  • He was released on bail and ordered not to work with children.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • One of the most moving scenes is their denial of this contract to their own children.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The father of the three children allegedly found his children in the basement.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • My son and his fiancée have a 3-year-old child together.
    Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • So is just saying so — and checking that the children write their thank-you letters.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • There were five soldiers in one vehicle and a soldier with his spouse and child in the other.
    Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
  • Make a bunny, a wolf, or a snake, and have your child concoct stories about its escapades.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The face of one of his children was on his right forearm, the circumference of an office clock.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
  • Smith told police the child had been out of the closet about 10 times since being placed there on Thanksgiving.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Douglas is the first child of actors Kirk Douglas and Diana Hill.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Most of these Celtics were just children when that took place, and none had any deep connections to Boston.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
  • But the mother, grandmother and younger children were swept away.
    Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 17 July 2023
  • Last month, the singer thanked her eldest child for using her 11th birthday wish on a selfless cause.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 June 2023
  • The Kylie Skin founder has been enjoying the great outdoors with her two children, Stormi, 5, and Aire, 17 months.
    Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The locals have come to believe the child is some sort of demon, bringing ill fortune to their village.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The deputy was charged with one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Cass McCombs and Mr Greg are teaming up for a new children’s album.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 June 2023

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