Sentence examples for were children from inspiring English sources

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were children

noun

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority); a female child, a girl.

Go easy on him: he is but a child.

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Exact(58)

Nearly all were children.

The Economist

Nine were children.

The New York Times

At least 28 were children.

Independent

About 21,000 were children.

The New York Times

"There were children, forgive them".

The New York Times

Half were children.

The Washington Post

Some were children.

The Guardian

Only 12 were children.

The New York Times

Neither were children exempt.

The Guardian

Similar(2)

"We were child soldiers".

The New York Times

Daddy!" were "child actors".

The Guardian - Opinion

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