grown-up
Example Sentences
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He was “very close” to joining the New York Jets, but he “had to make a grown-up decision,” Mr. Hill said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
After years of what you can imagine were arduous meetings about wardrobe strategy, it was a delight to see BTS having entered its grown-up wear-whatever-you-like era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I don’t feel like a grown-up yet, and now I pay a mortgage, and fix pipes and clean gutters.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Compared to the 30-year-old I interviewed five years ago, Piker looked considerably more grown-up.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
She is older than a teenager and yet not quite grown-up.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
