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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was grown up" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to someone having matured, or when talking about something that has developed over time. For example: "He was grown up by the age of ten, able to look after himself in the big city."
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"I was grown up".
She was grown up, as some people are said to turn white-haired overnight.
Or, What did she want to do when she was grown up?
At 90 °C, a regular mesoporous WO3 layer was grown up to a thickness of approximately 9 μm.
When she turned eight, Kehkashan Basu decided that she was grown up enough to begin her lifetime's work.
He would leave me alone at night, petrified, and I would wish I was grown up enough not to bother him with my petty terror.
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Which was grown-up enough for me.
I didn't feel as though I was grown-up enough.
This was sharp, this was grown-up, this was modern.
Because I was grown-up, they appealed to my adult side.
In September, it was not a straightforward matter writing about safe standing and suggesting it was time English football was grown-up enough to have the debate.
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