grown-up

Example Sentences

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“That is the grown-up part of the AI story: Less sparkle, more spreadsheet.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In a bit of meta-casting, he is played by an actual grown-up boy-band member: Nick Jonas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“The idea of being a grown-up, of being a man, was something I was searching for,” Gyllenhaal said.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

He was unlike anyone I’d ever met, childlike and grown-up at the same time, goofy and intellectual.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Then I mumbled for my ears alone, “Sounds like a bunch of grown-up persons running around playing make-believe.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan