come of age
Example Sentences
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There is nothing naive about these women who came of age during Putin’s cruel regime, but they nonetheless believe they can change things.
From Los Angeles Times
Her story resonated with women who came of age in the 1950s, when traditional wives were the norm, then found themselves a decade later in a confusing new era of debate over gender roles.
Malone’s slot is fitting, given that the Grammy-nominated artist came of age in Texas and his father once managed concessions for the Cowboys.
From Los Angeles Times
Midthunder’s athletic portrayal of a woman coming of age on her own terms should, by rights, open more creators’ minds to the possibility of seeing more characters fit to follow her path.
From Salon
As Jimmy comes of age, the Winslows worry he’ll be caught up in the draft introduced in 1963 for young men to serve in Vietnam.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
