wean on
phrasal verb
weaned on; weaning on; weans on
: to have (someone) see, use, or experience (something) often especially from a young age
—usually used as (be) weaned on
a generation of kids weaned on television
Examples of wean on in a Sentence
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Increasingly, a vast segment of theme park attendees come from a generation that was weaned on games and an interactive, on-demand lifestyle.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The crust is more charred than many Neapolitans, something familiar to a town weaned on barbecue.
—Jill Wendholt Silva
and Tyler Fox, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
There’s a strong sense of humor throughout a lot of your material, for starters, that could have come from being weaned on any of those artists, really.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
They are often weaned on pouches and pre-packed finger foods–this should be an occasional treat, not a majority part of their diet.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2023
The boy followed Anthony Lynn everywhere, weaned on sidelines and in locker rooms.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
This generation weaned on TikTok and Snapchat not only celebrated mayhem in short videos but, the government says, sometimes organized on their networks, too.
—John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2023
Ember’s grandmother insists on her deathbed), whereas Sohn wants to show that the alternative needn’t be a bad thing … which every child weaned on American TV and movies has heard a million times already.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 May 2023
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The crust is more charred than many Neapolitans, something familiar to a town weaned on barbecue.
—Jill Wendholt Silva
and Tyler Fox, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
There’s a strong sense of humor throughout a lot of your material, for starters, that could have come from being weaned on any of those artists, really.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
They are often weaned on pouches and pre-packed finger foods–this should be an occasional treat, not a majority part of their diet.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2023
The boy followed Anthony Lynn everywhere, weaned on sidelines and in locker rooms.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
This generation weaned on TikTok and Snapchat not only celebrated mayhem in short videos but, the government says, sometimes organized on their networks, too.
—John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2023
Ember’s grandmother insists on her deathbed), whereas Sohn wants to show that the alternative needn’t be a bad thing … which every child weaned on American TV and movies has heard a million times already.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 May 2023
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“Wean on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wean%20on. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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