1
: fully grown : mature
grown men and women
2
: covered or surrounded with vegetation
land well grown with trees
3
a
: cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality
—used in combination
shade-grown tobacco
b
: overgrown with
—used in combination
a weed-grown patio
Examples of grown in a Sentence
It's a job that requires a grown man.
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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A lot of grown men still have broken boys inside of them.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The Father story, for instance, stars longtime Jarmusch favorite Tom Waits as a reclusive dad, living somewhere in the northeast United States, who’s visited by his grown children, played by Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
But who says versatility must take the form of four grown adults?
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
But education and culture were always important to Hurley, who has a daughter who lives in Orland Park, as well as two grown grandkids.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The Father story, for instance, stars longtime Jarmusch favorite Tom Waits as a reclusive dad, living somewhere in the northeast United States, who’s visited by his grown children, played by Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
But who says versatility must take the form of four grown adults?
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
But education and culture were always important to Hurley, who has a daughter who lives in Orland Park, as well as two grown grandkids.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grown
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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