Examples of childlike in a Sentence
a grown woman with a childlike face
We gazed at it in childlike wonder.
She took a childlike glee in describing every detail.
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Determined to reconnect with the childlike joy of making music, Seavey aimed to create something fun and meaningful.
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Kristen Wisneski, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
There’s this very childlike quality to him.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Traditionally childlike hobbies also have the power to inspire innovation in your career or business ventures by tapping into the imaginative part of your mind, Durvasula said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Her lore reveal indicates that her childlike stature doesn't always inspire confidence in her apprentices at first with some even requesting their money to be refunded upon seeing her.
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Kristen Wisneski, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
There’s this very childlike quality to him.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Traditionally childlike hobbies also have the power to inspire innovation in your career or business ventures by tapping into the imaginative part of your mind, Durvasula said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Her lore reveal indicates that her childlike stature doesn't always inspire confidence in her apprentices at first with some even requesting their money to be refunded upon seeing her.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Childlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childlike. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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childlike
adjective
child·like
ˈchīl(d)-ˌlīk 
1
: resembling, suggesting, or suitable to a child or childhood
2
: showing the more pleasing qualities (as innocence or trustfulness) often thought to be those of children
childlike delight
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