English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Child" in Example Sentences
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267555	Small children are afraid of being left alone in the dark.	CK
54218	The visit to the circus was a big thrill for the children.	CK
2530549	There are a lot of children playing tag on the playground.	CK
3097130	There are many migrant farm-worker children at our school.	CK
47424	Those children always get into trouble with their parents.	CK
1093550	Tom hates parents who don't control their bratty children.	CK
669949	We should consider the problem from a child's perspective.	Zifre
274204	When I opened the window, I saw children playing baseball.	CK
292967	Because he was just like a child, he yielded to temptation.	CM
245949	Children are often very good at learning foreign languages.	CK
297129	He did everything he could do for the sake of his children.	CK
286354	His children as well as his wife were invited to the party.	CK
238685	How many children do you want to have when you get married?	CK
681061	If you could choose the genes for your children, would you?	Source_VOA
246023	Intended for children, this is a book often read by adults.	CM
246070	It seems that the children will have to sleep on the floor.	CK
53867	Jane offered to take care of our children when we were out.	CK
2953229	Most of the adults there were swimming with their children.	CK
1245694	My grandmother looks after the children during the daytime.	CK
313938	She braked hard when she saw a child run out into the road.	CK
246042	She cared for the children after the death of their mother.	CK
310772	She couldn't think what to give the children for Christmas.	CK
418442	She has no qualms about being violent towards her children.	Scott
245836	Taking the group of children to the library was no problem.	CK
681805	The child protested against having to swallow the medicine.	Source_VOA
68318	The children thought that their parents were made of money.	al_ex_an_der
2956530	Tom didn't like being separated from his wife and children.	CK
2770590	Tom hid the children's Christmas presents behind the couch.	CK
1093332	Tom knows better than to throw rocks at the other children.	CK
3205166	Tom told me that I should spend more time with my children.	CK
541766	When I was a child, I was spanked if I did something wrong.	darinmex
245835	You shouldn't say such a thing in the presence of children.	Nero
35714	All the children sat up and behaved themselves at the party.	CK
3172317	Be careful what you tell children. They'll believe anything.	CK
676326	How do you console a woman who has just lost her only child?	darinmex
245734	Instead of watching television, the children played outside.	CK
16386	Now that you are grown up, you must not behave like a child.	darinmex
310814	She seems to take immense pleasure in playing with children.	CM
245636	The child sat on his mother's lap and listened to the story.	CM
47448	The child was incapable of understanding his father's death.	CK
3223203	The children were sitting around the campfire singing songs.	CK
394318	This is the house where that poet lived when he was a child.	CK
248160	We should consider the problem from a child's point of view.	Zifre
1418590	What's the best way to stop your children becoming atheists?	CM
1540876	When I was a child, I spent most of my time indoors reading.	SHamp
1140018	Would you consider taking care of my children next Saturday?	CK
3185488	Would you mind staying home and taking care of the children?	CK
280510	As a proud new father, I gave my first child plenty of books.	CM
269717	Children whose parents are rich do not know how to use money.	CK
687345	He apologized to his wife and children for losing his temper.	ulyssemc1