adult
Example Sentences
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No adult child is entitled to a share of their parents’ estate, especially if they have already broken ties with those parents.
From MarketWatch
Kids who are stars in sports and music don’t usually grow up to be stars as adults, a new study found.
It is not clear if that applies to everyone or is concentrated just in children and young adults who have caught less flu in the past and who have been most affected so far.
From BBC
As a young adult, I watched civic and business leaders clean up downtown, fix old buildings and build new ones.
Becerra, 42, is also an employee at Santa Ana College and a board member at the North Orange County Regional Occupation Program, an adult education school based in Anaheim.
From Los Angeles Times
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