as a child

idiom

: when one was a child

I went there once as a child.

Examples of as a child in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web She was born in Ohio but moved to Spring, Texas, as a child after her grandfather adopted her and her sister. —

Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024 Gaby Hoffmann is remembering her time making the 1989 movie Field of Dreams as a child alongside costar Kevin Costner. —

Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024 Advertisement Entertainment & Arts Janis Paige regains her voice Feb. 24, 2012 Born Donna Mae Tjaden on Sept. 16, 1922, in Tacoma, Wash., Paige was a gifted singer as a child, performing at local amateur shows. —

Gina Piccalo, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024 The film starts with Ederle as a child on death’s door with measles in a New York City tenement. —

Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for as a child

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