grown-up

Example Sentences

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With its exquisite controls—a knob to wind the clock, a key to wind the bell and a button to silence the alarm—it was a bewildering cross between jewelry and a grown-up appliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“That is the grown-up part of the AI story: Less sparkle, more spreadsheet.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

I’d call my dad like a grown-up: “Pick me up at 7. We will have dinner and then you will return me to my home because I have school in the morning.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 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

“Maybe we can find a grown-up bloodhound somewhere,” he said.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon