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

Examples of come of age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As many creators have recently told Deadline, coming of age takes place across one’s lifetime. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Davis came of age at a time when the political nerve center of Broward was the creaky old county courthouse on the banks of the New River. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

These trips are classified by mode (overland, sea) and type (survival, exile, coming of age). — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Inspired by Everett’s own experiences coming of age in 1970s Paris, the film had Kristin Scott Thomas and John Malkovich attached to star. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for come of age

• alienage
• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage