How to Use outgrow in a Sentence

outgrow

verb
  • She's outgrown most of her toys.
  • The plant has outgrown my garden.
  • Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly.
  • I realized that I had outgrown my old high school friends.
  • Our business is outgrowing its small office building.
  • On the other side of the entrance, more tanks wait for shrimp to outgrow the pools of young.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2022
  • Repot the tree to the next size up when the roots outgrow the container.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
  • If so, choose plants that will not outgrow their space.
    oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Who knows what it will be used for after our kids outgrow the beds.
    Chad Stokes, Popular Mechanics, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Sam Mendes may have outgrown the James Bond franchise in more ways than one.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
  • By the second half of fourth grade, his school supplies outgrew the bag, which the brand says is meant for kids ages 4-8.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 2 Aug. 2023
  • What to Consider The strap is a little short and feels easy to outgrow.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2023
  • The good news is most children start to outgrow the allergy by age 2.
    Erin Smith, Parents, 10 Sep. 2023
  • But Take Note: The phone might be quickly outgrown due to those same limits.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And that, in the end, is what makes Candy Land priceless: It is designed to be outgrown.
    Alexander B. Joy, The Atlantic, 28 July 2019
  • Soon enough, in 1957, the parish had outgrown that location.
    Michael Walsh, courant.com, 10 June 2019
  • Once your baby outgrows the bassinet, the stand can then be used with a hamper to keep it useful for years.
    Rachel Rothman and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Snuggling with a little dog is part of the true joy of loving a pup that won't outgrow your lap.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 2 Feb. 2023
  • But that man of his time did outgrow many of [his] prejudices.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2022
  • There’s the trike both my kids have outgrown (one, collecting dust on my porch).
    Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The name seemed more apt for a congregation that had outgrown the bounds of a single city.
    Jennifer Swann, Marie Claire, 6 Nov. 2019
  • This is the smallest bike Honda makes, but that doesn't mean your kid would outgrow it right away.
    Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2018
  • Some citrus trees with thorns outgrow them as the tree matures.
    oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
  • And in the greenhouse, mint wants to outgrow its container.
    Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 8 June 2018
  • Once your kid outgrows it, pass it along or swap it out for a bigger model.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2023
  • One of the worst parts of getting older is outgrowing scary movies.
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Expect the capital region to outgrow the rest of Spain this year.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 May 2021
  • Many of those were outgrowing shared kitchen and warehouse space.
    Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
  • Her parents, though, didn’t have the money for a new set of golf clubs that their daughter would soon outgrow.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2021
  • That means the Porphyrion plumes, lengthy even by today’s standards in an ever-expanding universe, outgrew their own galaxy and crossed portions of the web.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024

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