Examples of 'they were adults' in a sentence

Meaning of "they were adults"

they were adults - This phrase indicates a specific point in time when certain individuals reached adulthood. It could be used to contrast the behavior or responsibilities of individuals when they were younger versus after becoming adults

How to use "they were adults" in a sentence

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they were adults
They were adults with jobs and commitments.
I would say that they were adults.
They were adults and had their own lives.
Talk to them like they were adults.
They were adults making rational choices.
Talk to them as if they were adults.
They were adults when they met.
Because they were adults.
They were adults after all.
But they still panicked and they were adults.
They were adults and they made their own choices.
I spoke to them as if they were adults.
They were adults at the time.
These acts would not be considered crimes if they were adults.
They were adults and they made their choice.

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Persons released by judicial decision or referred to court because they were adults.
Now they were adults.
In most cases children were detained on the assumption that they were adults.
They were adults and they both had issues they needed to deal with.
Persons released by court order or referred to competent courts because they were adults.
But they were adults now, with responsibilities.
Or at least I thought they were adults.
No, they were adults now, dealing with the real world.
In other cases, children were enslaved as if they were adults.
However, they were adults now.
They were not boys anymore, they were adults.
They were adults who acted like adults . ”.
Purely transactional, assuming they were adults.
Yes, they were adults.
The error of “ adultism ” is treating children as though they were adults in miniature.
They were adults! You're an ad… They were adults.
Illegal immigrants, regardless of whether they were adults or children, were detained.
Why did not you file a missing persons report? They were adults.
Nevertheless, they were adults now.
They knew what they were getting into . I would say that they were adults.
But, at least they were adults.
But they weren't teenagers - they were adults.
In my head, they were adults.
We weren't their parents. they were adults.
Does going to let these children when they were adults, could avenge his parents.
Yeah, they were young, but they were adults.
I just mean … they were adults.
I was a child, and they were adults.
No, of course not, they were adults.
You are an adul -- They were adults.

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