growing pains
Example Sentences
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A different member of the party's top team said, "hopefully, it's just growing pains".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Is this growing pains or the wobble before the fall?
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
The touching moments of aspirational maturity are set against bouts of jealousy, public embarrassment and other adolescent growing pains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Anything higher isn’t a pilot with growing pains — it’s a system causing harm at scale.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Arthur said: "After all, Galahad is only a child! He has growing pains, perhaps. I don’t think we ought to judge him unkindly for little faults of social intercourse."
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
