sign of maturity

collocation in English

meaningsofsignandmaturity

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sign
noun[C]
uk
/saɪn/us
/saɪn/
a notice giving information, directions, a ...
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maturity
noun[U]
uk
/məˈtʃʊə.rə.ti/us
/məˈtʊr.ə.t̬i/
the quality of behaving mentally and emotionally like ...
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(Definition ofsignandmaturityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsign of maturity

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Now that really is asignofmaturity!
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Asignofmaturityappears to be the ability to balance any apparent opposites and to live with tensions.
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This could be asignofmaturity.
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They see it as asignofmaturitythat their schools are ready to run their own affairs and control their own budgets.
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To them, buying a lottery ticket would be asignofmaturity.
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I wonder whether it is asignofmaturityor of decadence that we should smile indulgently on those who try to turn elections into farces.
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Showing "gaman" is seen as asignofmaturityand strength.
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While cosmetically undesirable to some, others may consider it asignofmaturity, age, or character.
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The band's stylistic change, moving away from the band's metalcore origins towards a stripped back, musically more diverse approach to songwriting, was praised by critics as asignofmaturity.
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Gilmore regarded the specimen as an adult because the vertebrae lacked sutures for their neural arches, asignofmaturity.
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The unmistakable signs of maturity are self-confidence and consistency, psychological stability, joy and optimism, naturalness, a sense of freedom and responsibility, and interior peace.
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The oldest extant works show signs of maturity indicating an even longer period of evolution.
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Asuka begins to show signs of maturity until the day of the contest where she doesn't show up.
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