as a child

idiom

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Biden was never a quitter, from his days as a child with a bad stutter and a family with uncertain income. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 22 July 2024 Comments From singing the national anthem at local sporting events as a child to selling out stadiums around the globe on her record-breaking Eras Tour, Taylor Swift is experiencing a major career moment. Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024 Hoffmann got her start as a child actor, landing scene-stealing roles with filmmakers such as John Hughes and Nora Ephron. Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 July 2024 That’s the church Johnson attended as a child, along with the rest of his family. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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