Definition of grown
1 : fully grown : mature grown men and women
2 : covered or surrounded with vegetation land well grown with trees
3a : cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality —used in combination shade-grown tobaccob : overgrown with —used in combination a weed-grown patio
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Examples of grown in a Sentence
It's a job that requires a grown man.
a field lavishly grown with poppies
Recent Examples of grown from the Web
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That meant parting with Jose's grown son, their community of friends and their beloved home of eight years.
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The shooting Mother, father, and son were still together in the same house, even though Lanny and Donna’s marriages were long over by that point, and Radley was a grown man with his own daughter.
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Who wants to see a grown man dressed like a toddler?
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When home-grown terrorists attacked London subway and bus lines in 2005, some blamed Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
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But only animals small enough to fit beneath the seat are allowed: A cat, a rabbit, or a Maltese is fine; a full-grown Labrador isn’t.
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During the national anthem, my family and I peered a section over and saw a grown man -- certainly affected by the damage – with his face saturated in tears until he was comforted by a neighbor seated a row below him.
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His inner circle is famously small, consisting of longtime allies and his grown children, and his first key West Wing hires — chief of staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Stephen Bannon — bring no policy experience to their new roles.
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Containing the risk of lab-grown diamonds is crucial for De Beers owner Anglo American PLC.
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