Adult means: An animal that is full-grown. Related words include grownup or animal. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Adult in practice.
Adult in a sentence
Related words
Adult meaning
- An animal that is full-grown.
- A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
Example types with adult
Below, the same example sentences are grouped by length and sentence type:
Not one adult offered to help her – not one caring adult, that is. (13 words)
A Wagga author has won best unpublished manuscript at The Children, Young Adult and Adult literature conference. (17 words)
Make sure you’re speaking with an adult; some of the best chat sites aren’t fully adult. (18 words)
One resident posted a video of adult eagles in a nest on the property as recently as Nov. 15. The presence of adult eagles in the nest should preclude the issuance of a nest take permit except in extreme circumstances, according to experts. (43 words)
Days after a sub-adult tigress was found dead in the forests of Kagaznagar in Telangana’s Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, the carcass of an adult tiger was discovered a couple of kilometres away on Monday. (36 words)
For thousands of older Americans like the Whites, Third Age Adult Day Center and similar adult day services provide safe, stimulating places for those who have physical or cognitive disabilities and give respite to their caregivers. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Any young children be accompanied by an adult and be under adult supervision if they are to enter the escape game.
A second presentation discussed how family homelessness can be less visible than adult individual homelessness, so there may be less public awareness of the issue compared to adult homelessness.
A Wagga author has won best unpublished manuscript at The Children, Young Adult and Adult literature conference.
Forty of the healthiest cities on this list have lower adult obesity rates than their respective states, and 35 have lower adult smoking rates than their respective states.
From Wednesday 1st November the adult fare returns to £2.20, but will still include up to two children being able to travel for free alongside the paying adult.
He goes on to discuss the difference between being a ‘functional’ single adult in society and an adult raising the next generation – a far more important endeavour for the future of civilisation.
In the year 2050, adult Sophie recalls to her adult son (over video chat, of course) how she came to meet his father back in the 2020s.
It is often local adult community education centres, or small community groups, sometimes with volunteer adult literacy tutors, which offer the most appealing and supportive environments for learning and building confidence.
Make sure you’re speaking with an adult; some of the best chat sites aren’t fully adult.
The adult version is the same concept as the children's version but with an adult interface, according to Akili.
This is vintage Adult Swim, I would say this is exactly what Adult Swim is for, and now everyone can access it.
Days after a sub-adult tigress was found dead in the forests of Kagaznagar in Telangana’s Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, the carcass of an adult tiger was discovered a couple of kilometres away on Monday.
For thousands of older Americans like the Whites, Third Age Adult Day Center and similar adult day services provide safe, stimulating places for those who have physical or cognitive disabilities and give respite to their caregivers.
Haleon has recalled eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult with expiration dates through 2025 and 2026.
Not one adult offered to help her – not one caring adult, that is.
One resident posted a video of adult eagles in a nest on the property as recently as Nov. 15. The presence of adult eagles in the nest should preclude the issuance of a nest take permit except in extreme circumstances, according to experts.
Participants are asked to report young turkeys, adult females, and adult males with every observation, as well as the county and date of the observation during the months of June, July, and August.
Responders to the South Center Street home found an adult woman deceased and an adult man critically injured, according to a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Supports fund the child and one adult to travel in business class, in cases where the patient needs more room for mobility and comfort, and funds another adult’s travel costs as well.
The council also wants to review the provision of one to one support in its residential homes, review all its "higher cost" adult social care packages and review who is eligible for adult social care transport.
Phrases with adult
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with adult
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an adult 54×
- the adult 27×
- adult and 17×
- adult male 15×
- of adult 15×
- adult female 14×
- and adult 12×
- one adult 12×
- adult females 11×
- adult males 11×