Example Sentences

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And so Sam it was, but an eagle that was more comical than menacing, so as not to scare the kiddies and customers — a happy raptor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Spaghetti is the kind of dish you’d be extra cautious of eating when wearing all white — or the kind of dish that parents may think twice about before giving it to their little kiddies.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Leave the kiddies at home with a babysitter?

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2023

That’s me there, I said to the kiddies.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Vic goes first to Mundo's house, since the call came from Carmen, and finds her in the patio with endless kiddies having their noon meal at the big table.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez