grown-up
Example Sentences
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“That is the grown-up part of the AI story: Less sparkle, more spreadsheet.”
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“The idea of being a grown-up, of being a man, was something I was searching for,” Gyllenhaal said.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
From the Backstreet Boys to the Jonas Brothers to Boyz II Men, adult women are paying up to see their favorite grown-up boy bands this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
He was unlike anyone I’d ever met, childlike and grown-up at the same time, goofy and intellectual.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
She was more grown-up, too—more like a version of Ivy that was somehow a few years older.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
