grow up
Example Sentences
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They grow up in this environment where they’re asking, “What are they offering me other than just a lecture?”
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Scientists have long known that stars like our Sun expand dramatically once they run out of hydrogen in their cores, becoming red giants that can grow up to 100 times their original size.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
“If it works here, it’s a model for Phoenix and Houston and all sorts of other cities in America that are more modern, didn’t grow up around transit, but could fit transit in.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
"It's extremely frustrating, because when you grow up somewhere rural like this you have a bond with the place," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
“Not as stupid as wanting to be an angel baby all my life. You wanna grow up, you gotta eat stuff you don’t like. And I’ll tell you something else.”
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
