English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Grow" in Example Sentences
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1451732	When I hear that song, I think about the place where I grew up.	CK
62446	Ken will grow into his brother's clothes by the end of the year.	CK
31202	Now that you are grown-up, it is up to you to decide what to do.	CK
281636	The Japanese economy continued to grow by more than 5% annually.	CM
2925421	Tom grew a beard because he thought that all wise men had beards.	patgfisher
275482	Eat your vegetables so that you will grow up to be big and strong.	CK
272009	The economy of Aomori Prefecture depends heavily on apple growing.	CM
308679	Nothing gave her greater pleasure than to watch her son growing up.	CK
23750	The flowers are beginning to grow and everything is becoming green.	CK
306909	They want to increase food production by growing new kinds of rice.	CM
3057301	Tom was a gangly, uncoordinated child who grew into a clumsy adult.	patgfisher
954611	When I was growing up, I never imagined that I would become famous.	CK
1102381	I heard that song so many times on the radio that I grew to hate it.	CK
3097129	I've never lived on a farm, but both of my parents grew up on farms.	CK
18285	The sky grew darker and darker, and the wind blew harder and harder.	CK
2951826	Even though Tom grew up near the ocean, he never learned how to swim.	CK
59265	This nation's economy is growing by leaps and bounds in recent years.	CK
263926	As time went on, people grew less and less concerned about the matter.	CM
263865	As time went on, people grew more and more concerned about the matter.	CM
1513659	He thought about growing a beard, but gave up the idea of growing one.	CK
1343863	Most children grow out of wetting the bed by the age of seven or eight.	Chrikaru
1495045	I realized that I had grown up when I started heeding my parents' advice.	Eldad
28065	My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother.	CK
270485	People no longer consider it strange for men to let their hair grow long.	CK
1494946	I noticed that I had grown up when I started following my parents' advice.	Eldad
2958632	Tom was surprised how much Mary had grown since the last time he'd seen her.	CK
267986	The boy grew taller and taller, till at last he exceeded his father in height.	CK
3097067	Tom didn't like living in the city and moved back to the farm where he grew up.	CK
847226	He soon grows tired of a thing regardless of how much he liked it to begin with.	Source_Benedict_1921
804278	Tyler was born and grew up in the same part of Virginia as William Henry Harrison.	Source_VOA
916066	Because the voices of protest grew louder and louder, his speech couldn't be heard.	CK
329471	I'm told "idiot" is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad.	fcbond
402438	A growing child who doesn't seem to have much energy perhaps needs medical attention.	CM
68257	The girl had grown up without any money and when she married she became a spendthrift.	CM
1144604	If farmers don't make a decent living growing peanuts, they will try growing other crops.	CK
3238367	It took Tom years to work through all the issues caused by his growing up in a dysfunctional family.	patgfisher