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Bell-Johnson is known as One Leg and uses a prosthetic limb after losing his leg as a child in a train accident.
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Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Brown said her father picked up instruments as a child and built a musical identity that later translated into broadcasting.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Kenworthy was born in Great Britain but moved to Colorado as a child.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Things that interested me as a child, as a teenager and as a young adult still interest me.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Brown said her father picked up instruments as a child and built a musical identity that later translated into broadcasting.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Kenworthy was born in Great Britain but moved to Colorado as a child.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Things that interested me as a child, as a teenager and as a young adult still interest me.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 5 Feb. 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 11 Feb. 2026.
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