come of age

Example Sentences

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Many of the group’s leadership came of age as soldiers fighting in the brutal war against Iraq in the 1980s, an era that cemented its central role in supporting the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal

Richly talented but much maligned, England captain Harry Brook finally achieved redemption at Pallekele stadium in Kandy after a torrid few months -- and came of age as a leader.

From Barron's

Catherine Croft, director of campaign group Twentieth Century Society, said the "battle has been won and Brutalism has finally come of age".

From BBC

The company's new show is an ambitious production of a 2006 Broadway musical, a challenging coming of age story about a group of young people in a strict nineteenth century community.

From BBC

In the last decade, our country has changed so much as to be unrecognizable to those of us who came of age in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

From Salon