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

That was another change, Elinor learning from Marianne as well, and then both coming of age at the same time. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Jones came of age before halftime, becoming the first Florida quarterback to earn his first win on the road since Jesse Palmer in 1997 at Auburn. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026

Zillennials, the microgeneration on the cusp of Gen Z and millennials, came of age during the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. — Grace Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

But while Creed-Miles didn’t come of age on Austen, her affection for the material is now quite profound. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for come of age

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