kids
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A single-family home that once held a family of four now holds a couple with no kids.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Moolenaar: “In my district, the kids have the first day of deer-hunting season off from school.”
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Much has changed in the 75 years since and now the tiny zoo is a powerhouse in animal conservation, welcoming rare kittens, kids and piglets.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“Where they work. Whether they have a spouse. Maybe where their kids go to school.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Once, we’d teamed up to teach a group of Red Lake rez kids how to play Cherokee marbles out on the dock, and Trey had given me this look.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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