grow out
phrasal verb
grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out
: to allow (something) to get longer
She's growing out her hair.
Examples of grow out in a Sentence
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Like many parts of coastal New England, Martha’s Vineyard grew out of the whaling industry: the island became known for making candles from whale oil, producing a smokeless variation favored by wealthy Americans.
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Jennifer Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
The nation’s first design specifications addressing vessel strikes would eventually grow out of that Florida collision.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
In a drawer, antennas are growing out of Jarle’s potatoes.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
A lot of Jamil’s activist work is through her i Weigh platform, which grew out of the Instagram account @i_weigh, started in 2018.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Now, it's grown out to an elegant side-swopping bang fitting for old Hollywood glam.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
If kids can grow out of their pretend pals, so too can horror audiences of cynical snoozes like this.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The project grew out of the $20 billion in devastation wrought by the Great Flood of 1993 — when nine central states including Kansas and Missouri became so swamped that some 50,000 homes were destroyed and cities evacuated.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In part, the legislation grew out of a state Supreme Court case that barred public entities from promoting bonds but provided few guidelines.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
Jennifer Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
The nation’s first design specifications addressing vessel strikes would eventually grow out of that Florida collision.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
In a drawer, antennas are growing out of Jarle’s potatoes.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
A lot of Jamil’s activist work is through her i Weigh platform, which grew out of the Instagram account @i_weigh, started in 2018.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Now, it's grown out to an elegant side-swopping bang fitting for old Hollywood glam.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
If kids can grow out of their pretend pals, so too can horror audiences of cynical snoozes like this.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The project grew out of the $20 billion in devastation wrought by the Great Flood of 1993 — when nine central states including Kansas and Missouri became so swamped that some 50,000 homes were destroyed and cities evacuated.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In part, the legislation grew out of a state Supreme Court case that barred public entities from promoting bonds but provided few guidelines.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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