How to Use grow on in a Sentence

grow on

phrasal verb

• So hopefully, that's something that will continue to grow on the European side of the ocean.
  — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
• The handful of Democrats calling for Biden to step aside continued to grow on Thursday and Friday.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
• Just as gardens can be grown on different kinds of land, sheaves can be built on top of numerous different types of mathematical objects, and therefore can take many different forms.
  — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
• The British actor lives with neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic disorder that causes non-cancerous tumors to grow on the skin.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
• The film follows Edward, an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on the skin and bone.
  — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 16 July 2024
• Trees lined the right side of the house from the front to the back; three more grew on the curb strip.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• The meat cells then grow on the surface of the rice grain and inside the grain itself.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
• Still, mint juleps don’t grow on trees year-round around here.
  — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
• The dark green leaves grow on white, red, or yellow stems.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• The move to punish Gaza for the carnage in Israel came as the death toll grew on both sides.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
• Still, the song is growing on me, so perhaps the sample’s part in that will too.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2023
• Meals are prepared by the house's chef from produce grown on site.
  — Hadley Freeman, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
• The peanuts grow in my hometown, and blueberries grown on the south side of Peru.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
• After pointing out Kakadu plums—a cousin of the Kakadu peach—growing on a tree, my guide gives me one.
  — Jessica Wynne Lockhart, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
• Mold is especially likely to grow on walls in the shade.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• However, this look really grew on us, and more than one tester wanted to take this tree home at the end of the day.
  — Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• In its native coastal mountain region, such as Brazil, this plant grows on the trunks of larger trees or rocks.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
• Juli interned at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi Utah, where much of the produce used in the restaurant was grown on site.
  — Juliana Hale, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2023
• But it’s been worth it for the desert’s charms: the temperate winters and the cholla and saguaro growing on the hillsides — even as the city gets hotter.
  — Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• From grapes grown on gravel soils adjacent to the Garonne River.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• That brotherhood that was there in Boston, that’s something that grows on you.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
• Take the example of corn: Before plant breeding, roughly 20 to 30 bushels were grown on an acre of land.
  — John Kell, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
• The tops of the wine cap mushrooms growing on his Wisconsin farm had been removed at the stems, the way a forager might slice away a meaty morel.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024
• Remember that the fruit grows on the current season’s wood so leave some new branches.
  — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023
• Produce grown on the farm supports a variety of people and events.
  — oregonlive, 17 July 2023
• Squash blossoms grow on both summer and winter squash and make tasty dishes all on their own.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2023
• Today, the temple is known for the large trees growing on top of it, their roots cascading into the ruins.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
• On its first flight, the Starship lander will stay on the Moon for six-and-a-half days, and its endurance will grow on subsequent missions.
  — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
• The Spanish economy is among the fastest growing on the continent.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 21 July 2023
• Twelve years earlier, the loggers turned their saws on the large pines growing on the ridge above; the imminent threat to the water source was what spurred the town to action.
  — Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Aug 2024