grow apart

phrasal verb

grew apart; grown apart; growing apart; grows apart

: to become less friendly or emotionally close as time passes : to become distant from someone

My wife and I have grown apart over the years.

Examples of grow apart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is a case of life becoming really hard, Courtney dealing with health issues, and two people who have grown apart and now find themselves at a crossroads. —Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024

But that doesn’t mean that this won’t get real about codependency issues, the occasional disparity in maturity levels (Eden’s apartment looks like a collegiate bachelor pad, complete with jukebox and multiplex-level popcorn stand), and the way that the closest of people can still grow apart. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2024

Is this a sign of a friendship growing apart or moving toward different interests? —Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024

The musical tracked the tale of a boy and girl who fall in love, grow apart, and later find their way back to each other. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2023

Neither Mowry nor Hardrict revealed the reasons behind the breakup beyond growing apart or the relationship no longer serving them. —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2023

Because the home is so transformative, a couple will either grow together, thereby bringing them closer, or grow apart. —Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 17 July 2023

And what if the place itself has been unfaithful to the memory, growing apart from the cherished ideal? —Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023

Weight of historical symbolism As the years passed by, Egypt and Iran only grew apart, with little desire to reconcile from either party. —Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 14 June 2023