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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a ward" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is referring to a person who is under the care or protection of another, often in legal or guardianship situations.
Example: "The child was placed in the foster care system and became a ward of the state."
Alternatives: "in the care of" or "under guardianship".
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It also doubles as a ward.
Corey spent much of his childhood as a ward of the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum.
He served as a precinct captain for Chicago Democrats, not as a ward captain.
Gaza's status as a ward of someone else's state changed abruptly with the 2006 elections.
One night in 1975, Mary McLellan was working as a ward sister at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow.
She was held overnight in jail, and her daughter spent 17 days as a ward of the state.
Throughout the day, Twitter was filled with sarcastic messages that described "Julia" as a ward of the government.
During the 1980s Hans was deeply committed to the party, acting as a ward organiser and conference delegate.
The modern team became the Nationals as a ward of the league while the city council debated stadium plans.
As a ward of the federal government, which never had much money to spend on National, the airport grew seedier and seedier.
She said in a recent interview she met Price through his in-laws, whom she had represented as a Ward 4 council member.
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