grown-up

Example Sentences

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Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In a bit of meta-casting, he is played by an actual grown-up boy-band member: Nick Jonas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A maximalist, grown-up riff on seven-layer dip: smoky chorizo, creamy beans, sweet corn and tangy crema stacked into something closer to a full meal than a snack.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

"Sometimes I feel he is more grown-up and I'm more childish," she says, "though I can be quite bossy."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“We’re going to need some grown-up to help us.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman