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.
  • No child should have to pass through that.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This will be the first child for both.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The sun rose and set over that child and over me.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The child had blood on her face, mouth and ear.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This is true for adults and children alike.
    — Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • School children sing songs about the species.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • These videos, which are children naked.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Then one of our adult children had to move back home.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Both have pleaded not guilty to charges of felony child abuse.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • What has raising a child at this stage in your life taught you?
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Alex climbs in the birthing pool with his wife and welcomes their child.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The children lost their home and so did I.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
  • Roberston said his child has Autism.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Rice and Jones share two children.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • No children were among the 15 killed.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk is survived by his wife and two children.
    — Kate Plummer john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His other two children are out of high school.
    — Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The child is listed as a 12-year-old girl.
    — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Now these children will have to go to shelters.
    — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • His wife had just won custody of the children and the dog.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Oldham says all of them are children or teenagers.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Brady was taking care of our newborn child.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • He has been married twice and has four children.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
  • Kirk is survived by his wife and their two young children.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • So, his parents trusted me with their child.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
  • Police said the child had bruises all over his face and body.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • None said their children told them about the abuses.
    — Mark Banchereau The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026

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