How to Use wean on in a Sentence

wean on

verb
  • As a kid, Slebir was weaned on surf videos.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Nostalgia is a barrelling train overrun with Zillennials weaned on the Disney Channel.
    — Olivia Horn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And that need will only intensify as the people of Gen Z and Gen Alpha grow older and the world is suddenly contending with adults who were weaned on wifi.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For those who have long watched the Clintons, this moment is a reminder that the couple — weaned on the politics of the Vietnam War and Watergate — has never been far from the heat of a cultural fight.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • For those who have long watched the Clintons, this moment is a reminder that the couple -- weaned on the politics of the Vietnam War and Watergate -- has never been far from the heat of a cultural fight.
    — Steven Sloan The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special might have seemed jarring.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
  • While older radio listeners may want to revisit the glory days Friday, the hoopla may be lost on a younger generation weaned on Instagram, Spotify, streaming video and social media.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • In much the same way that Gen Z was a unique marketing puzzle as the first cohort weaned on the Internet, Gen Alpha is the first to be shaped by artificial intelligence, social media, and frictionless e-commerce.
    — Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • His style has sent ripples through the tabletop community, dubbed ‘The Mercer Effect,’ saddling at-home DMs with the daunting task of living up to the expectations of players weaned on Critical Role storytelling.
    — Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025

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