English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Child" in Example Sentences
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249537	We adults shouldn't destroy the intelligent and creative capacity of children.	CK
308301	Given her interest in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.	CK
909525	How much time do you spend every day helping your children with their homework?	CK
17774	I don't object to your going out to work, but who will look after the children?	zhouj1955
65554	Our children are anxious to have bicycles like those of the children next door.	CK
327969	She coaxed and wheedled her unwilling child into going to the dentist with her.	CM
667966	Youth is such a priceless commodity that it is a shame to waste it on children.	CK
245967	Children aren't naturally obedient any more than they're naturally well mannered.	CM
72833	The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father.	CK
681176	The city of Boston has one of the best children's hospitals in the United States.	Source_VOA
3320892	Tom was furious but he tempered his language because there were children present.	patgfisher
2925557	Mary suffered from severe postnatal depression after the birth of her first child.	patgfisher
2953339	The children gathered around where Tom was seated and watched him play his guitar.	CK
300448	He is by nature a kind person and is popular with the children in his neighborhood.	CM
329148	I've heard of pseudomyopia, but I never thought my own child would come to have it.	fcbond
51952	It was only much later that I came to understand the importance of child education.	CM
51087	Now you've mentioned it, I remember coming here with my parents when I was a child.	CK
281238	When parents get old in Japan, they are customarily looked after by their children.	CK
47511	When the kid wanted the latest PlayStation software, he acted like a spoiled child.	CM
1543171	Because I do not have children, I can spend more time volunteering than parents can.	Bah_Dure
286363	His wife now had to take care of his grandfather, not to mention their two children.	CK
1398256	Tom and Mary have about 20 children, but they're not quite sure of the exact number.	Spamster
402438	A growing child who doesn't seem to have much energy perhaps needs medical attention.	CM
903711	There is an urgent need for the international community to help feed hungry children.	CK
34084	Fred looked after the child who had no parents until that child graduated from college.	CM
3057313	Tom was lanky and a bit uncoordinated as a child, but he was fairly good at basketball.	patgfisher
20523	She knew what it was like for married women to look after houses, husbands and children.	CK
3081035	Tom moved about the house as quietly as he could so as not to wake Mary and the children.	patgfisher
1857551	Many children will be going from door to door saying "Trick or treat?" on Halloween night.	CK
847245	The best parents of all are those who allow their children to follow their natural talents.	Source_Benedict_1921
71916	Theoretical physics was child's play to Einstein, but he couldn't figure out his income tax.	CM
269737	Many parents are worried their children are not being given a basic understanding of numbers.	CM
2703347	You should teach your children to be quiet at the table and only speak when they are spoken to.	WestofEden
667963	The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.	CK
404134	"Oh? Where's Keiko?" "She said that she has a teacher, parent and child meeting so she'll be late."	CM
954445	Unless you started learning English as a child, you're unlikely to ever sound like a native speaker.	CK
954545	What I don't understand is why the children aren't being allowed to play outside on such a nice day.	CK
44271	The ladies are looking after the children whose parents are employed in factories during the daytime.	CM
1414446	Until 1986, in the schools of England, it was legal to punish children with belts, sticks, and clubs.	enteka
516339	Because his family traveled from place to place, Cesar Chavez attended more than thirty schools as a child.	CK
847262	If you are a parent, don't allow yourself to set your heart on any particular line of work for your children.	Source_Benedict_1921
552228	In 2009, Selena Gomez became the youngest person to be named a United Nations Children's Fund Ambassador in the United States.	American
552220	Singer and actress Selena Gomez started her career at age seven on the children's public television show "Barney and Friends."	American
1398480	People speak so much about the need for leaving a better planet for our children, and forget the urgency of leaving better children for our planet.	Eldad
953070	A child who is a native speaker usually knows many things about his or her language that a non-native speaker who has been studying for years still does not know and perhaps will never know.	CK
347771	There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for their child's college education.	CM