come of age
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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
Perhaps this is the week Smith, Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse come of age as Ashes performers.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 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
Graffiti, or street art, has not just come of age, it is now an asset class.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025
He had taken his shirt off to bathe, and I could see draped over his left shoulder the sacred thread given to Brahman boys when they come of age.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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