Examples of as a child in a Sentence
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Delavan lived in Zimbabwe as a child and moved to Boise in 1994.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2024
Gusto’s gains are also a reminder that the best business ideas often come from an instinct to be of service; to recognize when someone needs something, just like when Kim, as a child, saw his mom struggle to ship orders from their family’s doctors’ office.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Vũ was born in a rural part of Vietnam and immigrated to the United States with their family as a child.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Today, the Malawi Constitution defines any person below age 18 as a child.
—Rabson Kondowe, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Portillo was born in El Salvador and moved to the U.S. with her family as a child to escape the Salvadoran Civil War.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
Marks, who grew up in L.A. and San Luis Obispo, on California’s Central Coast, got her start in the business as a child actor.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
While speaking to Howard Stern on The Howard Stern Show in 2016, Kevin said Henry’s addiction led to time in jail, not being around for him as a child and even stealing $20 that was supposed to be a gift for Kevin at one of his birthdays.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
The kid genius enjoyed many ups and downs as a child prodigy in '80s and '90s East Texas, but had the support of his family through it all.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 May 2024
Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2024
Gusto’s gains are also a reminder that the best business ideas often come from an instinct to be of service; to recognize when someone needs something, just like when Kim, as a child, saw his mom struggle to ship orders from their family’s doctors’ office.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Vũ was born in a rural part of Vietnam and immigrated to the United States with their family as a child.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Today, the Malawi Constitution defines any person below age 18 as a child.
—Rabson Kondowe, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Portillo was born in El Salvador and moved to the U.S. with her family as a child to escape the Salvadoran Civil War.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
Marks, who grew up in L.A. and San Luis Obispo, on California’s Central Coast, got her start in the business as a child actor.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
While speaking to Howard Stern on The Howard Stern Show in 2016, Kevin said Henry’s addiction led to time in jail, not being around for him as a child and even stealing $20 that was supposed to be a gift for Kevin at one of his birthdays.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
The kid genius enjoyed many ups and downs as a child prodigy in '80s and '90s East Texas, but had the support of his family through it all.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 May 2024
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