children
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“If you pretend that nothing is bad about 9/11, I think children, even from a pretty young age, will understand that that’s probably not authentic,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Although willing to participate themselves, they did not want their adult children involved.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
She and her husband lived in New York then, and have talked with their children — a 9-year-old and two 15-year-olds — about it since kindergarten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
And yet, children often yearn to hear about their parents’ past, including memories of trauma, particularly as they become adults.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Each year the children had grown older, bolder, louder; but Clare had never thought they would trespass into his beloved Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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