adult

Example Sentences

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"This sense of teamwork is something that you don't usually get, like, as an adult," Koch added.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The analysis revealed previously unknown patterns of connectivity, including direct links between cell types that had not been known to connect in the adult brain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Alphie Lonergan is 84 years old and the primary carer for two of his adult children.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In the same vein, all the adult children out there can ask their parents if they want to be part of their “family plan” for getting taxes done.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Ms. O’Malley introduced me to lots of other adult chicken people who arrived later as “Jim Brown’s grandniece, who inherited his chickens and his good poultry sense.”

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones