How to Use toddler in a Sentence

toddler

noun
  • There were five people in the group: four adults and the toddler.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The Afghan toddler has been with them for more than a year.
    Anchorage Daily News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Could some tweens and toddlers be the thing that throws them off course?
    Bynatasha Piñon, Fortune, 3 May 2024
  • 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
  • The toddler who was shot and killed in a road rage incident.
    Sarah Fowler, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Bake Off is now a mess of toddler-in-the-kitchen proportions.
    Judy Berman, Time, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The players on this team were toddlers the last time Geneva won in 2010 against Batavia.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Watch this toddler keep up with his sister’s cheer squad with the best moves!
    Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
  • From toddlers to adults, all ages can enjoy these Lego deals.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 July 2024
  • The toddlers wore vibrant bathing suits and leaned up against the pool's white tile as Shay snapped their photo.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
  • At night, the mother and toddler were given refuge inside the church.
    Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • When Michael was a toddler, he and his four siblings were placed in foster care.
    Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The two toddlers were in their car seats, but one was ejected from the car and declared dead at the scene, police said.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The Toniebox is a device that a child as young as a toddler can operate.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • That means cheese, everything but the kitchen sink-style omelets and chia seed pudding for the toddler.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
  • On opening day, a line of toddlers to tweens, with dolls clutched to their chests and their parents in tow, lined up in front of the store’s doors.
    Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
  • Looking for a car seat to last your child for years, from toddler through booster?
    Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Shields first shared a throwback photo of the duo when Grier was just a toddler.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • Roscoe Brown was sure his son would be special just watching Brown run around the yard as a toddler.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Lucy doesn’t have an origin story: She was found alone, as a toddler, on a train.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Halsey is giving a rare glimpse into their son's life as a toddler.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Mandy Moore is trying to keep her newborn baby healthy with a sick toddler in the house.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
  • In the picture, Katharine had a blue jacket draped around her shoulder, while the toddler wore a striped shirt with some pants.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Deputies determined that before the shooting, the toddler and his 7-year-old brother were inside a truck when the older child found a firearm in the glove box.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024

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