How to Use as a child in a Sentence
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What was the first story that captivated you as a child?
— Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024 -
The visuals follow the words, too, moving from Buendía’s fear to the shooters to a flashback of him as a child marveling at the concept of frozen water.
— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024 -
In addition, Finch repeatedly claimed that her brother, Eric Finch, had abused her as a child and had died by suicide as an adult.
— Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024 -
The kind that Hsieh used to take for granted as a child.
— Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023 -
And as a child of two worlds, there was so much to learn, and unlearn.
— Faith Karimi, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023 -
The name is a homage to nearby Red Oak, where Davis lived as a child.
— Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024 -
It’s revealed that Willie would rise at 4:30 AM and work in the fields as a child.
— Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Slater lost his mother as a child and spoke about how that tragedy shaped him.
— Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 20 July 2023 -
What kinds of art forms were you introduced to as a child?
— Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023 -
Some analysts and Chinese fans have speculated whether Ye may have gotten a pass to perform in Hainan because of his brief time living in China as a child.
— Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024 -
Much of the early part of the book is centered around the abuse and trauma that Jones endured as a child.
— Anna Tingley, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The actress explained to Washington what the land meant to her as a child.
— Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024 -
With tears in her eyes, Becky sang the ballad while a video montage of her as a child played in the background.
— Thania Garcia, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023 -
The character made a brief appearance as a child in the 2019 film.
— Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Delavan lived in Zimbabwe as a child and moved to Boise in 1994.
— Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2024 -
Brook-Lynne Clark spent a lot of time at her great grandmother’s house as a child.
— Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 2 June 2023 -
The court has ordered that the boy's name not be revealed because he may still be tried as a child.
— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023 -
Rosalynn grew up in Plains, a town of only 700, and knew Jimmy as a child.
— Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023 -
Not only had he been kept home from school as a child, he had not been exposed to books.
— Laura Kwerel, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024 -
But few of those adoring fans knew some of the challenges the midfielder faced as a child.
— Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 16 July 2023 -
Maybe, as a child, your parents took you to a fairground, and bought you vanilla ice cream.
— Kristen Lynch, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023 -
The snap featured Cori as a child, as well as her mother Shanté and aunt Sharelle Fuller.
— Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024 -
The singer took guitar lessons briefly as a child, then turned to self-tutoring with YouTube videos.
— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 May 2023 -
Plus, Rojas laughed, his parents kept him busy pulling weeds as a child.
— Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024 -
When O’Connor was punished as a child and made to sleep outside in the garden shed, her mother would turn off all of the lights in the house.
— The New York Times Magazine, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Frances is married to Frank, a shy, polite man who was fostered as a child.
— Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023 -
And why not make that book one whose cover traumatized you as a child?
— Vulture Staff, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2023 -
Of course the writing was being done by me, who as a child, always saw them as being old and big.
— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024 -
Born in 1937 in Harlem, Williams began acting on Broadway as a child.
— Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023 -
What makes someone look outside of what they’re being told as a child?
— Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023
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