How to Use grow in a Sentence
grow
verb- The list of chores to do this weekend keeps growing.
- He's still just a growing boy.
- It can be hard to watch our children change as they grow.
- The city is growing rapidly.
- It's wonderful to see how she has grown as a person since going to college.
- She grew intellectually and emotionally in her first year at college.
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Nut Sedge is a lime-green grass that grows much faster than the turf grass.
— Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2024 -
This map is a guide and sets the standard for what plants will grow where.
— Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2023 -
And that doesn’t give you time and place for the audience to grow with you.
— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023 -
Jim Bankoff, co-founder of Vox, said the new money would allow the firm to grow.
— Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023 -
Male green iguanas can grow to over 5 feet long and can weigh up to 17 pounds.
— Cady Stanton, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022 -
Menard, who cleans pools for a living, grew to fear the moment her phone rang.
— Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024 -
Still, the brand has room to grow in terms of revenue and identity.
— Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 -
The cubs are expected to grow rapidly and could gain up to 20 to 30 pounds over the next few months.
— Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2022 -
As the Charlotte area grows and changes, so does its restaurants.
— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024 -
If left to their own devices, hydrangeas will die back in the winter and grow again in the spring.
— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024 -
As the bill notes, the need for rental assistance is growing.
— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024 -
After all, gardens don’t grow in a day, and winter is the best time to plan.
— Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022 -
Check out our guides to the best hair products, how to make your hair grow fast and how to fix damaged hair.
— Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023 -
Watch their excitement grow as each item gets checked off the list.
— Country Living, 22 Mar. 2023 -
The demands from the woman come in the wake of the growing conflict between the country Israel and the Hamas group.
— Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2023 -
Caribou are the only cervids to have females grow and shed antlers as well.
— Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023 -
When the body’s twin brother arrives, the stakes grow more intense.
— Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024 -
Tulare Lake grew nearly as large as Lake Tahoe for a time.
— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024 -
The eggs are then ingested by small mammals, and the worms can grow inside them.
— Amanda Holpuch, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023 -
With the new year right around the corner, Lopez hopes to maintain a sense of balance, but also to grow.
— Jackie Fields, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 -
Equally concerning was the rift that was growing in the kitchen floor.
— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024 -
And now that the Wolfpack has reached the Final Four, the spotlight has grown larger than ever.
— Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024 -
And don’t worry if her winters get too cold—the tree can grow indoors, too.
— Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023 -
In the college courtyard, after the people had all gone home for the day, the roses remained, still growing at their own stately pace.
— Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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