Example Sentences

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In contrast to Kentucky, which started five freshmen, Connecticut has been maturing for several seasons, and a veteran roster waited a year — after the postseason ban — to re-establish itself as a national power.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2014

Over the past few years, the Microsoft developer community has been maturing and changing so that it looks much more like the world of non-Microsoft development.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012

Murray has been maturing nicely into his Britishness in recent times.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2010

Before the assemblage Mr. Davis set forth the plans which he has been maturing for three years.

From Time Magazine Archive

It has been maturing ever since, and it was a marvelous brandy at the purchasing.

From Short-Stories by Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne