Example Sentences

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In pregame he ran around the field with a kidlike smile on his face.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2022

And then watch the look of disbelief — wha? — turn into a kidlike grin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2021

Ali’s drawings allow him a way not to be hard, or loud – but to be soft, joyous, kidlike, tender.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2016

The kidlike qualities in Casey are the same ones that have made him such a successful adult, despite having dropped out of high school, and then having a child at 17.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2014

It was the first time he’d seen her do something that seemed actually kidlike.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman