How to Use child-free in a Sentence

child-free

adjective
  • This is no criticism of child-free.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • Selby didn’t initially set out to build a business for single, child-free women.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Ray and Cusimano are still going strong and happily living child-free.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
  • Like cracking a car window open for a too-hot child, for an extra hour of child-free shopping at Marshall's.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Research lower-cost, child-free alternatives that might better suit her.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
  • Now, the bride is unsure how to navigate her family rift sparked by her child-free wedding policy.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • King credits her ability to be supportive of the kids and mothers in her ethos to her decision to remain child-free.
    — Ashley Simpo, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Initially, the viral feedback made Kate lean toward staying child-free.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Single or partnered, child-free or stepping into motherhood, a woman's work is never done.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Everything from adults-only zones on planes to child-free weddings sparks controversy online.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Timothée Chalamet calls child-free life 'bleak,' says fatherhood is 'on the radar' for him.
    — FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • More Americans are warming up to the idea of child-free dining experiences at restaurants — and parents may be leading the charge.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • For families Teenagers 13 and up are welcome to join their families, but a child-free policy keeps the hotel a serene haven for soul searching.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The arrival of the child-free train carriage only adds to France’s ongoing debate about adult-only spaces, said The Guardian.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Another Newsweek story reported on a woman who said she was blocked by her two sisters after sharing her reasoning for being child-free.
    — Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Data shows that by 2030, more women between 25-43 are likely to be child-free and unmarried.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Being forced to parent his child sours Danny’s attitude during the outing to the amusement park, while Nia embraces the rare child-free moment.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Adopting retired military working dogs may come with similar restrictions, including requirements for child-free and pet-free homes for the rest of their lives.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Work Without The ‘Default Script’ Both founders say child-free-by-choice adults are flipping the script on ambition.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Hayes explained that child-free policies are typically aimed at children who are 12 months and older—those who may be noisy, messy or require entertainment.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Alternatively, research lower cost, child-free alternatives that might better suit her.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Another 46% of people said romantic dining environments should be child-free.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • Nevins, a hitmaking composer turned music publisher who later sold a record company to Columbia, was single, child-free, and an avid host.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Last year, Laurence Rossignol, a socialist senator, called for a curb on the rising number of child-free hotels and holiday resorts.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Best Cruises For Adults Not everybody wants to cruise with children, and there are also cruise lines out there offering child-free cruises.
    — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • There are contemporary options in the main hotel building, child-free quiet zones, beautifully sleek suites with plunge pools and private gardens, and even a villa with private pool that houses up to seven guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The circuit itself is an adventure in contrast therapy, including steam, a cool, multi-jet shower and various dips in the spa’s (again child-free) pools ranging in temperature from cool to warm.
    — Margaux Lushing, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The majority of Reddit users in the comments section said that the bride was not overreacting by excluding the twins from her wedding, and argued that the best solution would be to keep the wedding entirely child-free.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The lone exception was child-free Americans, with 42% optimistic in 2025 about becoming wealthy, up from 41% in 2023.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
  • His firm is launching a service, Childfree Trust that functions as next-of-kin for child-free adults—handling emergency calls, medical documentation and logistics that are often assumed to fall to family members.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026

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