growing pains

Example Sentences

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Which isn’t to say the Grand Prix came without growing pains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

All the growing pains Neckien went through appear to have gone away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

But investigations found he had been accidentally poisoned with an overdose of vitamin D that had been prescribed for growing pains.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The question is whether these cracks signal a deeper problem — like the seeds of a widespread financial crisis — or if this is simply a period of growing pains in a maturing asset class.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Dad comes home from his job at Rank’s Flour Mills and tells Mam I’m going through a stage, growing pains.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt