as a child

phrase

: when one was a child
I went there once as a child.

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Recognized for her roles in Heroes, Nashville and the Scream franchise, Panettiere began her career as a child star on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 The singer, who was born in South Korea but moved to Maryland as a child, still has loads of new looks plotted, of course, as she is set to release new music of her own—with more details to be announced soon. Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 He was born in Slovenia, moved to Austria with his family as a child, and then joined Juventus at 18. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Panettiere, worked as a child in soap operas before hitting it big in television, published a memoir three months before her death, detailing her own beginnings. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as a child

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“As a child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20child. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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