grown-up
Example Sentences
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It’s telling that Neill’s first major film role outside of a few sleepy Australian movies was as a grown-up version of “The Omen” antichrist Damien Thorne in 1981’s “The Final Conflict.”
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
She's one of a growing number planning to take regular career breaks, or "grown-up gap years", which many are terming "mini retirement".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
It helped me move to the San Francisco Bay Area for my first grown-up job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Neither chewy, gooey nor crumbly, it was a grown-up way for me to get my chocolate fix—dessert and mouth freshener in one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
What could be so bad a grown-up wouldn’t tell a kid about it?
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
