How to Use as a child in a Sentence
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Her love for hair began as a child, growing up in her hometown, Jamaica.
—Essence, 10 July 2024
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Delavan lived in Zimbabwe as a child and moved to Boise in 1994.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2024
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Zoom in: Wong is a longtime activist and writer who was diagnosed with muscular atrophy as a child.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 11 July 2024
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Vũ was born in a rural part of Vietnam and immigrated to the United States with their family as a child.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
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Today, the Malawi Constitution defines any person below age 18 as a child.
—Rabson Kondowe, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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Gonzalez, a married father of two daughters with a third on the way, moved with his family as a child to the United States from Guatemala.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
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So was a comedy special by Hannah Gadsby, describing experiences as a child before she was later diagnosed with autism as an adult.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
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The kind that Hsieh used to take for granted as a child.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
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And as a child of two worlds, there was so much to learn, and unlearn.
—Faith Karimi, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
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The name is a homage to nearby Red Oak, where Davis lived as a child.
—Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
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It’s revealed that Willie would rise at 4:30 AM and work in the fields as a child.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 Nov. 2023
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Slater lost his mother as a child and spoke about how that tragedy shaped him.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 20 July 2023
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What kinds of art forms were you introduced to as a child?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
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Much of the early part of the book is centered around the abuse and trauma that Jones endured as a child.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
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The actress explained to Washington what the land meant to her as a child.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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With tears in her eyes, Becky sang the ballad while a video montage of her as a child played in the background.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
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The character made a brief appearance as a child in the 2019 film.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
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Brook-Lynne Clark spent a lot of time at her great grandmother’s house as a child.
—Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 2 June 2023
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The court has ordered that the boy's name not be revealed because he may still be tried as a child.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
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Rosalynn grew up in Plains, a town of only 700, and knew Jimmy as a child.
—Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
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Not only had he been kept home from school as a child, he had not been exposed to books.
—Laura Kwerel, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
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But few of those adoring fans knew some of the challenges the midfielder faced as a child.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 16 July 2023
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Maybe, as a child, your parents took you to a fairground, and bought you vanilla ice cream.
—Kristen Lynch, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
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The snap featured Cori as a child, as well as her mother Shanté and aunt Sharelle Fuller.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
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The singer took guitar lessons briefly as a child, then turned to self-tutoring with YouTube videos.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
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Plus, Rojas laughed, his parents kept him busy pulling weeds as a child.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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When O’Connor was punished as a child and made to sleep outside in the garden shed, her mother would turn off all of the lights in the house.
—The New York Times Magazine, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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Frances is married to Frank, a shy, polite man who was fostered as a child.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
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And why not make that book one whose cover traumatized you as a child?
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2023
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Born in 1937 in Harlem, Williams began acting on Broadway as a child.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
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