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

Recent Examples on the Web Hamas grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist movement that Mr. el-Sisi ousted from power in a 2013 coup. —

Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 30 May 2024 The book grew out of a series of Zoom conversations between the two of you, right? —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024 This chemical imbalance idea partly grew out of trying to find changes in levels of these chemicals in the brain. —

Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2024 But people don't grow out of being neurodivergent, and an environment that accepts accommodations for people's needs results in happier and healthier people who are better able to maximize their strengths. —

Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024 The union campaign grew out of the pandemic, when performers started having health and safety concerns around sharing costumes and having physical contact with visitors, including hugs from adoring children. —

Andrea Hsu, NPR, 18 May 2024 The idea for a holistic wellness company started back in 2015 and grew out of a product line and magazine. —

Nicole Trilivas, Robb Report, 10 May 2024 Policing grew out of these dominant capitalist dynamics, rather than some idealized vision of self-governance or a notion of security for all. —

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024 The fire fed on stacks of wood at the construction site and, almost immediately, grew out of control. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024

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