as a child

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

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Howard, 71, began his career in Hollywood as a child star, famously playing Opie on The Andy Griffith Show. Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 There's no shortage of viewers who, upon watching the film as a child, saw Dracula in both their nightmares and dreams. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025 In the first episode, which explores the director’s early life, Scorsese reflects on the impact that religion had on him as a child and young adult. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025 Rocha was with his father as a child when his father was arrested, Reynolds said. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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