come of age
Example Sentences
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An MVP candidate has come of age on the biggest stage, delivering numbers, highlights, and importantly, attitude, and putting the rest of the league on permanent notice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Finn: So much has been talked about Brevis from a young age and it finally feels like he has come of age.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
A few minutes in we meet an Ann who has come of age, now played by Amanda Seyfried in a performance of unwavering conviction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
We have to remember that the young adults sampled in the Yale poll are the first to come of age politically after the Great Recession and during the pandemic.
From Salon • May 8, 2025
And all over the country, teens and young adults who had grown up believing they would come of age in wartime rushed to military posts and recruitment offices to volunteer to defend their Motherland.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
