adulthood

Example Sentences

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Chavez’s alleged actions “represent a betrayal ... for so many of us, and yet they resonate with many survivors and many women who have experienced this as girls and in our adulthood, including myself.”

From Los Angeles Times

Based on moderate wear on its cheek teeth, the individual likely died in early to middle adulthood.

From Science Daily

But now, as the siblings entered adulthood, their dad would be deported, too.

From Salon

She says that this safety-focus lives on into adulthood, which means that Finns value trustworthiness more than most.

From BBC

The little boy in him is bleeding around the edges of adulthood.

From Literature