grow up
Example Sentences
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Djokovic grew up in war-torn Serbia and has spoken about how his turbulent childhood made him hungrier for success.
From Barron's
Wortsman said next on their list was offering the service to young people, so that they "don't have to grow up and then think 'I can't do this stuff'."
From BBC
Bad Bunny, 31, grew up near Puerto Rico's capital San Juan, honing his vocal skills in a church children's choir before developing into a pre-teen who loved creating beats on his computer.
From Barron's
Rose, who grew up in Pasadena, helped Morvan reckon with parts of his background he had long buried.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2020, she told Rolling Stone that growing up Canadian didn't have the same sense of nationalism or patriotism that she saw in the US.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
