children
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Police also told the outlet that the children were under the age of 15.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Two of the people were children about 10 years old, police told KTLA.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Edwards, whose children are now aged 18 and 20 and at university, said he found it "just bizarre".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
That’s the work requirement in the program for able-bodied adults without children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
But the children had run directly northwest, along the seam between Peace and Progress, and if Clare stayed in the sweet spot where those realms met, their gravities would work against each other.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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