Examples of 'were children' in a sentence

Meaning of "were children"

This phrase indicates that a group of individuals were once children or young individuals. It is often used to reflect on the past experiences, activities, or characteristics of a group of people when they were young

How to use "were children" in a sentence

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were children
Asked why there were children of unknown parents.
That was a long time ago when we were children.
Since we were children this cherry tree was here.
Most of the workers were children and men.
They were children and their families are innocent.
And half of them were children under five.
Most were children of the middle or lower classes.
The vast majority were children under five.
There were children playing in front of the entrance.
It is obstacle courses were children can jump as well.
There were children from this marriage as well.
Among the casualties were children and teenagers.
There were children with an iron sword before me.
Many of the concertgoers were children and teenagers.
There were children from each marriage.

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Nearly half of the victims were children or adolescents.
When we were children it was forbidden to touch the trunk.
The way you led me when we were children.
The contestants were children and were in teams of two.
We have known each other since we were children.
The participants were children attending primary schools.
A significant number of the rebel combatants were children.
We were children of wrath and dead in our sins.
Many of the victims were children at a nearby school.
We were friends many years ago when we were children.
All the people were children wafting peace.
I have not seen you since we were children.
When we were children we used our imaginations to do everything.
A lot of those young spirits were children of my flock.
There were children here and that was that.
Most of the victims in such incidents were children.
When we were children we were more willing to take risks.
Many of the killed and wounded were children.
When we were children we thought everyone did those things.
I knew cat since the time we were children.
There were children in both cars at the time.
Seventy per cent of the victims were children.
We met when we were children grew up together.
Sixty per cent of the victims were children.
There were children sleeping on the floor.
I know you have loved me since we were children.
But there were children also in the assembly.
We have loved one another since we were children.
There were children in the room after all.
We have called him uncle since we were children.
Some were children at the time of the events.
You treat everybody as though they were children.
A couple were children but the rest were adults.
I have been friends with him since we were children.
There were children playing outside the doors.

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