growing up
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
My best friend Paloma and I used to go to the Spring Valley swap meet every Sunday when we were growing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
As a result, she hid the condition from friends growing up and colleagues by either by suppressing the tics or releasing them when the person she was speaking with looked away.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I remember growing up in a family business, and that you really rely” on the industry, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
By the 1950s and ’60s, when boomers were growing up, Americans traveling abroad were in rare air—a glamorous jet set who wore their best for flights on Pan Am and TWA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
These are familiar sounds to many children growing up in India.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
