Sentence examples for were grown up from inspiring English sources

Away from his children, who were grown up now.

In 1980, when Terry and Marion's children were grown up, the couple settled in St Ives.

Cable's children were grown up by the time he became an MP.

It was only when his children were grown up that Martin was persuaded to write down some of his stories.

His children were grown up and far-flung, and his grandchildren had only "polite interest" in the treats he could offer.

Now they were grown up: Anita, 22, was living in Paris, and two weeks earlier he'd driven 18-year-old Natasha to college.

They talk about their happy childhood, remembering their game of imagining they were grown up with many unusual experiences behind them.

"When my husband died 20 years ago, my children were grown up and I came here to devote myself to the faith".

They were grown-up sentimentalists.

Ted Heath was a bachelor, Jim Callaghan's kids were grown-up, Margaret Thatcher's son Mark – 25 in 1979 – as grown-up as he would ever be.

It's mostly whole families we've spent time with since the children were grown-up.