The phrase "as born for" is not standard in written English and may be confusing.
It could be used in a poetic or metaphorical context to suggest that someone is destined for a particular role or purpose.
Example: "She stepped onto the stage as if she were born for the spotlight."
Alternatives: "meant for" or "destined to".
The overstuffed narrative will require telescoping, but Anna Madrigal's tenants, Mary Ann, Mona, "Mouse" and Brian (originally played on TV by Laura Linney, Chloe Webb, Marcus D'Amico and Paul Gross, respectively) seem as born for the stage as their pot-smoking surrogate mother.
She wields an ax as if born for it — and, this being Greek tragedy, I suppose she was.
The gears and mechanisms we cannot avoid, such as being born, for instance -- even Christ had to be born -- or the indecency of elimination, are products of necessity.
The infants were categorized as born adequate for gestational age (AGA) without growth retardation at term (GR−), born AGA with growth retardation at term (GR+), born SGA.
"What I recognized in Pasang," Halifax recalls, "is a quality that I had when I was her age — incredible drive and this feeling that we as women were born for a mission that is compassion-based.
"What I recognized in Pasang," Halifax recalls, "is a quality that I had when I was her age incredible drive and this feeling that we as women were born for a mission that is compassion-based.
This is natural to man: as birds are born for flying... so are we for mental activity and resourcefulness.'.
"Confronted with undeniable facts, Gardner lived up to his reputation as a politician born for cable news by ignoring Stokols' questions and blindly repeating his false talking points.
In addition to saving as much and as early as possible, you may have to get your child on the wait list as soon as he or she is born for some exclusive institutions.
It's as if he was born for it: Robert Green, England goalkeeper, the obvious choice, a safe pair of hands.
In a flattering profile in 2006, Ms. Wang was described in a Qingdao newspaper as believing she was "born for politics".
