How to Use tyke in a Sentence

tyke

noun
  • The kids' moms had their two tykes reunite for a play date about a week after the flight.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 15 May 2018
  • There will even be a social area for tiny tykes and their families.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Will the 1,000 tykes left in the cold agree that this is a success?
    — Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The show is sweet and funny for the tyke (and the parents forced to watch the episodes a dozen or so times).
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022
  • Hear what the parents have to say and get the backstory of this aquatic tyke.
    — Brett Harman, CNN, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The last tykes from Winks with the Sphinx have been roused from dusty slumber and sent home.
    — Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, 5 July 2018
  • Her fave baby monitor, toy her tyke loves, and baby clothes are all here too.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 16 July 2024
  • The tyke shocked the carnival worker, making three shots in a row.
    — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2018
  • There's no daycare involved, and no extra charge for bringing the tykes.
    — Katie Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The spunky tyke knows how to find his favorite YouTube videos on his mom’s iPad.
    — Susan Keating, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2019
  • Drivers played games like rock-paper-scissors with tykes, who earned a toy for their efforts.
    — Paul McAdory, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Many of the toddlers and tykes were new to the fest scene, however, and didn't know to pace themselves.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, latimes.com, 25 June 2017
  • She was replaced moments later by a shorts-wearing tyke without a shirt.
    — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 25 Aug. 2019
  • This is also where your creativity can shine, and your little tyke will look so cute all dressed up.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The plush horse has fun sound effects, a beautiful design, and a padded seat to help your tyke safely sit up.
    — Marlisse Cepeda, Woman's Day, 2 Dec. 2015
  • Here is the one about the precocious tyke who convinced her family to take a chance on a deaf puppy.
    — Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • One Minnesota tyke served for two terms before getting ousted at the age of five.
    — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Their reputation and their small tyke’s appetite are counting on something to turn around, and fast.
    — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There’s bad news not just for the candy-loving tykes but for adult Halloween revelers, too.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The tyke star-jumps, burpees and then fearlessly jumps into pool – before getting straight back out to repeat the regime all over again.
    — Jacob McAdams, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Its tyke stars, shut out of the official Magic Kingdom, create one of their own.
    — Chris Vognar, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2017
  • For the budding Italian jet-setter, there are few options as suave as this tyke-sized Vespa.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Browse through the gallery above and get ready for some cuteness overload, then make plans to visit these cute tykes, as most should be ready for viewing over the summer.
    — Susan B. Barnes, USA TODAY, 17 May 2018
  • Those fond of ethereal projections will also have much to gawk at here, not to mention adorable tykes, elaborate costumes and a fluffy dog.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2017
  • Kendrick would have much preferred that the concerned passerby, who was troubled by the three tykes enjoying fresh air with a mom but a scream away, would have just knocked on her door.
    — Brie Schwartz, Redbook, 25 Apr. 2016
  • And with nearly 7,500 square feet of living space, tiny tykes are afforded lots of breathing room to enjoy.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2024
  • That will be followed by Jude Law and a starship of precocious tykes in Skeleton Crew.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2023
  • That’s when the tykes playing Pop Warner football were typically the best athletes on the field and couldn’t tote the rock enough.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
  • After revealing the birth of her child on Sunday, many fans began speculating what Kylie would name the tyke.
    — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 6 Feb. 2018
  • To Be Named Later (tykes born after 2012, and good luck plucking a new letter).
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2019

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