as a child

phrase

: when one was a child

I went there once as a child.

Examples of as a child in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Abdi-Wali, who came to Britain from Somalia as a child refugee, said after the result was announced that she was honored to represent an area that had given her opportunities in life. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

The 46-year-old Princeton, New Jersey, dad was born with a defective aortic valve and had two heart surgeries as a child. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Romano recounts the toxicity of her past life as a child star in the book, while writing reflexively to her daughters in between chapters from her present position as a mother, wife, recovered alcoholic, and social-media influencer living in Texas. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Marjoe Gortner, who achieved fame as a child evangelist before pivoting to an acting career that included roles in the 1974 film Earthquake and the 1980s primetime soap Falcon Crest, died October 2 from heart complications in Santa Fe, New Mexico. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for as a child

• domiciled
• reconciled
• undefiled
• beguiled
• brainchild
• compiled
• defiled
• exiled
• grandchild
• profiled
• refiled
• reviled