full-grown
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of full-grown
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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The swan, full-grown by then, still slept in their son’s bedroom.
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His sister, Elaine, a child when he left “was already a full-grown woman.”
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He’ll apparently risk dozens of full-grown proteges for one unproven tot.
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“I have full-grown adults come up to me and tell me that I was their childhood.”
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Along with removing the eucalyptus trees, they have nurtured 50 full-grown oak trees and removed tons of old firewood and other debris, Cleaves said.
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