grow up
Example Sentences
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"I didn't grow up with AC," said the Frenchman from the Mediterranean city of Nice, who said his family coped using fans.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
“What I’m most proud of is that my career lasted long enough for me to see little girls grow up watching ‘SportsCenter,’ enter this business, and succeed in it,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
The findings suggest that the king of dinosaurs may have taken far longer to grow up than anyone previously realized.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
About 1 in 4 American children, some 18 million, live without their biological father, the Census Bureau reports, and they grow up poor at four times the rate of their peers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
He says I need to grow up just like you!”
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
