grow up
Example Sentences
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So the notion that some people will grow up and become others is a help, in the sense of knowing where we are in time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Kyle, Mr. Vance and I didn’t grow up privileged.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
They say they support the order as a means of protecting their daughters' privacy as they grow up, but also feel it has rendered their children invisible.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
"I had hoped my daughters would grow up in the family home," she said, wearing a pin showing her village.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Any one of them was a good prospect to grow up, put on weight and trim Dempsey.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
