as a child

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

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The series begins with a series of events alleged by Kristine and Michael Barnett, the latter played by Mark Duplass, who are the Indiana husband-and-wife who adopted Grace as a child in 2010. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025 Robertson grew in the Norfolk seaside town of Great Yarmouth but recalls being taken to Portman Road to watch her first Ipswich Town game as a child. Asif Burhan, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 She was born Erin Pattee on June 22, 1960, in Lawrence, Kan., and struggled academically as a child because of her dyslexia. Jessica Sager, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Mahdi's attorney, David Weiss, said his client had a long history of troubled behavior starting as a child. Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 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 29 Mar. 2025.

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