How to Use develop in a Sentence

develop

verb

• The course is designed to develop your writing skills.
• He develops the concept more fully in his book.
• A blossom develops from a bud.
• In this class, we will be learning about how languages develop.
• The doctor says that the child is developing normally.
• The company has developed a new method for recycling old tires.
• The island has developed its economy around tourism.
• The story was later developed into a novel.
• Scientists are developing a treatment for the disease.
• She has been exercising regularly to develop her back muscles.
• This year, his on-court role has developed too.
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• The two have developed a close bond.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
• Michaels has developed a coterie of key aides over the years.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
• Crusty buildup can develop on your shower heads and faucets.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
• Its large leaves develop holes and slits that have earned it the name Swiss cheese plant.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
• The guys have put in blood, sweat and tears to develop a top-four defense two weeks ago.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
• So there needs to be a global effort to develop new mines in new places.
  — Jonah Bader, CNN, 12 Oct. 2021
• That is how the poaching case developed.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
• Keep the soil slightly damp until roots develop in a few months.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Mar. 2021
• Gone are the days of waiting ages for self-tanner to develop.
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 May 2022
• Provide well-draining soils as root rot can develop in wet soil.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
• The trio developed the film over the last decade as Hawke aged into the role.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
• The state plans to work with three teams to develop, design and construct the bridge.
  — John Sharp, AL.com, 28 Aug. 2017
• The changes at the plateau are part of wider efforts to develop key tourist sites in the country.
  — Reuters, CNN, 22 Oct. 2020
• Where is the developing storm now — and where is it headed?
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
• He’d been signed, developed and brought to the big leagues by Cleveland.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 July 2023
• Many cats also develop chronic pain that lasts for years.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
• The carpel grabs the pollen and transfers it to a chamber called an ovary, where seeds develop.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 May 2021
• And to develop our own thinking.
  — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2026
• This is about developing Dart the right way.
  — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025