coming of age
Example Sentences
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Ms. Li instead imagines Adelaide’s coming of age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite facing notable challenges and coming of age in a culture infected by “big woe,” or an onslaught of despairing information, Moore believes there is still reason for young people to be optimistic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
So wrote publisher Henry Lawson in his preface to the original 1901 edition of what has become a classic of both Australian and feminist literature, about coming of age as a writer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The coming of age story, Mountain, directed by Celyn Jones, was filmed in his home town of Holyhead, on Anglesey.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
At that time Frodo was still in his tweens, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
