How to Use adult in a Sentence

adult

1 of 2 adjective

• We need to approach this in an adult way.
• For the first time in my adult life, I was trapped in my home.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. 2019
• Goodall kept the plush chimp close throughout her adult life.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2020
• Polanco is now single for the first time in her adult life.
  — Patti Greco, Cosmopolitan, 18 June 2015
• Most of these critters will never reach adult life and learn to fly.
  — Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, WSJ, 20 June 2019
• The app is available for both pediatric and adult units.
  — Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 July 2018
• David has two adult children and two grandchildren with a third on the way.
  — Taylor M. Riley, The Courier-Journal, 1 Mar. 2018
• The adults are often housebound and lean on adult children.
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 18 Dec. 2017
• Now my adult daughter seemed to be a stranger to Beatrice.
  — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, 18 Aug. 2019
• White continued to commit crimes and has spent much of his adult life in prison.
  — David Owens, courant.com, 22 June 2018
• The novelty was not going to be kids saying adult things.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2020
• Thomas said she had never been yelled at before in public in her adult life.
  — Tribune Content Agency, al.com, 21 July 2019
• During the drive, the woman asked Chavez to call her adult daughter about the arrest.
  — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2019
• Maria had constant battles with cancer most of her adult life.
  — courant.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• But even the descriptions of young and adult ragfish differ and converge.
  — Author: Kyle Clayton, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2018
• Through high school and into adult life, music would play a profound role.
  — OregonLive.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• Rear-seat occupants get their own chairs, and the leg- and headroom is adult grade.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 18 Mar. 2020
• Franklin’s mother and two adult daughters also asked the judge for mercy.
  — Ashley Remkus | [e-mail], al, 17 Oct. 2019
• Scar shouts back before the two adult lions strike towards each other.
  — Essence, 6 July 2019
• The citizenship of her now-adult children is not in jeopardy.
  — Adiel Kaplan, miamiherald, 9 July 2018
• The couple had three adult children, as well as one child who attends school, the sheriff said.
  — Ashley Remkus, AL.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• Margie and her husband, Mike, have two adult children with autism.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2019
• In a way, my adult life as a novelist isn’t all that different.
  — Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2019
• Students drop out of his class, and his adult social circle tightens.
  — Anna Mundow, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
• And in one way or another, she has been involved with the law pretty much throughout her adult life.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 9 Sep. 2017
• She is survived by two adult children and three grandchildren.
  — CBS News, 15 Jan. 2018
• But neither Gary nor their two adult children was able to donate to Joan.
  — Stephanie Elam, CNN, 22 Dec. 2017
• Here’s what some folks had to say on what parents owe (or don’t owe) their adult children.
  — Michelle Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018
• He is survived by his wife Yvose Bernard and three adult children.
  — Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 14 June 2018
• If a religion is any good, for that matter, there should be room enough for adult doubt, too.
  — Catherine Cusick, Longreads, 21 Feb. 2018

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adult

2 of 2 noun

• Her books appeal both to children and to adults.
• People who are close friends as children aren't always friends as adults.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult in the museum.
• This film is for adults only. Minors are not admitted.
• Only adults can purchase alcohol.
• An adult must be present for a child to stay overnight.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
• As the adults drank cocktails on the lawn, kids took runs down the hill.
  — Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
• Some had worked on the show for the entirety of their adult lives.
  — Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2022
• But touring has been such a huge part of my adult life.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
• The adult son, whose name has not been released, died at the scene.
  — Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
• Adriana lay hurt and bruised on the hallway floor as the adult tried to help her up.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2023
• And most of those bystanders are parents of teens and young adults.
  — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
• This was arguably the hinge event in Putin's adult life.
  — Peter Bergen, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
• One is a juvenile and one is an adult, the sources said.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2020
• Who might not even be allowed to cross the street without an adult?
  — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2020
• Sharp also said the woman looks more like a child than an adult.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
• As with the adult vaccine, the kid-sized dose seems to be safe to get the same day as a flu shot.
  — Caroline Catherman, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• Do not expect to control the adult stage, which is a moth with lawn sprays.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Sep. 2020
• Americans spend about a third of their adult lives at work.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 June 2020
• As adults, many of us are able to handle mean words, even lies.
  — Tierney McAfee, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Tried as an adult, the teen could face up to life in prison if convicted.
  — Lee O. Sanderlin, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• Also it was not known if the victim is a student or adult.
  — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2018
• That’s me, as an adult, in every aisle of the grocery store.
  — Danielle Bernabe, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2022
• Her three adult children and husband work with her now.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2020
• Or did Fritz just drive them all to their breaking points as kids and adults?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
• But our spring breeding duck count, the adults, were good this year for most species.
  — John Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
• Ramos was charged as an adult and may face up to life in prison if convicted.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• Try sticky trap products on plant trunks to trap adult weevils.
  — oregonlive, 1 June 2021
• Masks come in both adult and kids sizes, with a nose wire and adjustable ear loops for a tighter fit.
  — Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 10 June 2020
• Kennedy grew up in Suffield and lived in Enfield as an adult.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024