grown-up
Example Sentences
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Grown-up Leia and Han, after all, name their child Ben.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2022
Grown-up people watched the video through their fingers.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 5, 2018
Grown-up and confident in tone, the album addresses financial success, fatherhood and hip-hop; but the theme that particularly stands out is Jay-Z’s remorse for mistreating and cheating on “the baddest girl in the world”, Beyoncé.
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2017
Grown-up help: Mom helped create the hat, helped attach the balloon harness to the base and screwed on the harness.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2016
“Pssh. I’m getting grilled cheese. Grown-up grilled cheese.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
