come of age
phrase
: to reach maturity
Your class has come of age at a moment of great consequence for our nation and for the world …—
Barack Obama
Barack ObamaExamples of come of age in a Sentence
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It’s been a long time coming Swift’s music has served as the soundtrack to a generation of adolescent heartbreaks and coming of age crises.
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Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Well, the nation came of age industrially after the Wright brothers' historic flight and has been a leader in aerospace tech and exploration ever since.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 July 2026
For the CEOs who came of age in the 2000s, Freakonomics functioned less as a book and more as a training ground.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Since the Baby Boomers came of age in the 1970s, each successive generation has fared worse than the last, some researchers say.
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Jennifer Liu
ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Schneider came of age in a time when gay bars were essentially destinations for safety.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 May 2024
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Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Well, the nation came of age industrially after the Wright brothers' historic flight and has been a leader in aerospace tech and exploration ever since.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 July 2026
For the CEOs who came of age in the 2000s, Freakonomics functioned less as a book and more as a training ground.
—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Since the Baby Boomers came of age in the 1970s, each successive generation has fared worse than the last, some researchers say.
—
Jennifer Liu
ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Schneider came of age in a time when gay bars were essentially destinations for safety.
—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 May 2024
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“Come of age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20of%20age. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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