children
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Queen visited a library rebuilt after being destroyed in a riot, telling the children she met that "you can never have too many books".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In 1847 Herzen was granted a passport and left Russia with his mother, wife and three children, never to return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Parents and their children do not want the visible reminder of gun violence and the fear that comes along with that when they’re dropping their kids off at school,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
I caught the film at a recent matinee in New Orleans, and children and adults alike gasped at Harryhausen’s movie monsters – from the looming metal colossus of Telos to the hissing and slithering Hydra.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
When she can, Joey teaches the children what she knows so they can get some form of education.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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