How to Use grow on in a Sentence

grow on

phrasal verb
  • 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
  • His medicine was herbal-based from stuff grown on his farm.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Those are lichens growing on the surface of the grapefruit bark.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In a few yards the dark line of dog tracks led around the bole of a great pine tree that grew on the very edge of the amphitheater.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • All of these plants are epiphytes that grow on trees or rocks rather than soil.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • But Callie Carr said the sport grew on her every day too.
    Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The peanuts grow in my hometown, and blueberries grown on the south side of Peru.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
  • There are 34 versions of Roz in the film, just to do the dirt, dents, scratches and moss growing on her and the wooden leg.
    Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Mold doesn't grow on a clean toilet, so keep it clean every week.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Her native tree simply grew on their own, such as the black walnut trees and a small oak tree on the hill.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 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
  • When big enough to handle, the plants are potted up and grown on like any other plant would be.
    Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Mold is especially likely to grow on walls in the shade.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Irish was not part of the new study but was the senior author of a 2020 study that found thorns grow on plants through the activity of stem cells.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • However, this look really grew on us, and more than one tester wanted to take this tree home at the end of the day.
    Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • The pumpkins this year were grown on Navajo land in New Mexico.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Cason wasn’t impressed at first, but says Biden’s running mate has since grown on him.
    Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
  • Tours take you through the process from fresh tabasco chilis growing on plants to the finished bottled products.
    Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The defects don’t spread into the nanoscale ridges of III-V material grown on top of the trenches to make the active part of the nanoridge laser.
    IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • But while Alo's roster of celebrity fans seems to grow on the daily, the leggings are just as sought after by non-A-listers.
    Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025

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