How to Use homegrown in a Sentence

homegrown

adjective
  • The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market.
  • The music festival will feature some homegrown talent this year.
  • The team once planned to build around homegrown players.
    Lindsey Adler, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2023
  • But Brown is a homegrown star who has lived up to his first-round billing.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But the homegrown high school quiz show has found a safe orbit.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • In the end, the company opted not to use a bit of homegrown waste.
    Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Most of that success was built on the back of homegrown talent.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022
  • By the end of the year, all flavors will be gone — and D.C. will be losing a homegrown, beloved product.
    Graham Vyse, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Don't miss the cool establishments south of the train tracks, or the many homegrown breweries in town.
    Michael Salerno, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Legion is the homegrown team, and its spirit reflects the city.
    Joseph Goodman, al, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The rule is not the same for two homegrown draft choices, such as Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2022
  • Ballard hails from Kansas City, where the Chiefs built this in a more patient and homegrown way.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2023
  • He got involved with the academy early, and signed a homegrown contract with the club in 2017.
    Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Coming through the academy seems to bring an extra sense of pride for homegrown players in the first team.
    Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The videos show that the same practice take-off location the paragliders used had also been used to test Hamas’ own homegrown drones.
    Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The 90 million acres of homegrown corn could be a solution to the supply shortage.
    Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2024
  • Lee Lee's in Chandler is one branch of the homegrown chain that operates three stores in Arizona.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
  • Bogaerts has been that rarest of phenoms: A homegrown prospect for whom the reality has matched the hype.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Could a homegrown candidate in the No. 2 spot help Democrats reframe the race and put their home states into play, both up and down the ticket?
    Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024
  • The rise of homegrown acts like Babytron and newcomers Ice Spice proved that hip-hop’s new landscape is abundant.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The Republic has trumpeted the virtues of our state's homegrown restaurants for decades.
    AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2023
  • But more homegrown companies on our high streets like Pret-a-Manger, Zara and Tesco were all small start-ups once upon a time.
    Sairah Ashman, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The Memphis Grizzlies and Boston Celtics, with their own homegrown stars leading nearly all of the charge.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The food courts that sit above the main hall are better geared for regular fast food options, but the one near the E and F gates offers homegrown brands.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Some of her favorite looks have been sourced locally from homegrown brands.
    Natascha Hawke, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Indeed, the band’s best-of collection from 2011 was the best-selling album by a homegrown act in Australia last year.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But the fall of what was billed as a successful homegrown business has nonetheless hurt.
    Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • Instead, the Dodgers said Buehler — their homegrown, two-time All-Star and 2022 opening-day starter — will focus on coming back for the start of next season.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The British press has given its homegrown Panther Solo 2 a tremendous buildup.
    Ray Hutton, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For a taste of local culture, wander the Fayetteville Farmers Market or pick up a homegrown souvenir at the nearby pumpkin patches.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2024

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