coming of age
Example Sentences
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We were experiencing the car culture, the coming of age of rock ’n’ roll, the Vietnam War.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
That tile so far has proved to perform well and be power-efficient, Altavilla said, and therefore “really signals a coming of age of 18A for Intel.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
I think they’re both kind of coming of age.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
He played the titular Dawson Leery, a soft-hearted and naive high schooler coming of age in a small Massachusetts town.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026
Still, coming of age and entering the workforce in the depths of the Depression permanently affected Dorothy’s worldview.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
