How to Use toddler in a Sentence

toddler

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  • There were five people in the group: four adults and the toddler.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Moms around the world agree that The Orangery is a great place to have tea with a toddler.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The soaking toddler screamed as the water spilled over them and the man gripped a rope to reach the other side.
    — Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The scourge of fentanyl has claimed the lives of five Bay Area infants or toddlers since 2020.
    — Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The size and shape of the Anywhere Beanbag is perfect for toddlers.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • And no one has the time to ideate a dinner that is easy for a toddler to make every night.
    — Hetal Vasavada, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2023
  • When Michael was a toddler, he and his four siblings were placed in foster care.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The test involved Gasser’s toddler having her blood drawn 28 times over the course of a day, the document states.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Halsey is giving a rare glimpse into their son's life as a toddler.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2023
  • This mom of a toddler has the right to put the members of her immediate household first.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Vang said the toddler did not have his diaper changed that morning and was told to stand and pray at the foot of Vang’s bed, the complaint reads.
    — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
  • After the Fiat rolls down the Spanish Steps like a toddler on a knoll, their places are reversed.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Both the toddler and the woman were taken to the hospital, where the toddler was pronounced dead.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Singer as baby, as toddler, as singing and dancing kid.
    — Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The next clip cuts to Dan fighting an assailant in a grocery aisle with his giggling toddler strapped to his chest.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The toddler was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Something goes wrong, the toddler sets up a ruckus and an excursion is ruined.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Cobain was a toddler when her father, who was the frontman of legendary grunge band Nirvana, took his life.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Hawkins is married with a young toddler, according to the Biloxi Sun Herald.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • To the rescue is this value pack of two inflatable pools, ideal for toddlers ages 3 and up.
    — Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • There were no iPhones then and most of the grownups held not cameras but babies and toddlers slathered in sunscreen, slipping out of our arms like seal pups.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Police issued an Amber Alert for Taylen and deployed drones and a helicopter in the search for the toddler.
    — Olivia George Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The 33-year-old was shot to death in front of his toddler daughter, Bexley, in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In another shot, the toddler rocked a multi-colored princess dress while looking out of a boat at ducks.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The toddler wore a lifejacket when he was pulled from the water, officials said, but rangers pronounced the child dead on scene.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In addition to all this, Dave and Jenny have five little ones of their own — twin boys, two daughters, and a toddler.
    — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 1 May 2023
  • These new and classic books introduce babies and toddlers to the joys of reading.
    — Brienne Walsh, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • By age 2, toddlers can perform more complex tasks, such as kicking a ball.
    — Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The toddler is expected to be okay, the station reported.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 May 2023
  • Ricci shares the toddler with her husband, Mark Hampton.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024

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