grow up
Example Sentences
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They grow up in this environment where they’re asking, “What are they offering me other than just a lecture?”
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
“If it works here, it’s a model for Phoenix and Houston and all sorts of other cities in America that are more modern, didn’t grow up around transit, but could fit transit in.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Scientists have long known that stars like our Sun expand dramatically once they run out of hydrogen in their cores, becoming red giants that can grow up to 100 times their original size.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
The seven-week trial has been followed very closely by Norwegians, who have seen Høiby grow up alongside the royal family without being a member of it.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
MidPass should’ve been a peaceful place, somewhere you could play, grow up, sing, dance, and let the magic of the world carry you along.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
