How to Use burgeon in a Sentence

burgeon

verb
  • The market for collectibles has burgeoned in recent years.
  • From the outside, the burgeoning farm had the makeup of one that could stand the test of time.
    — Eliza Milio, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Indulge in a burgeoning food scene.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
  • But the then-burgeoning actor, 45, turned down the part.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Just a calm instruction that the young couple must now leave her burgeoning church.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Taylor took jobs at fast-food joints to support her daughter, a burgeoning artist.
    — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
  • And that could give a jolt to an already burgeoning industry.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Despite a burgeoning economy, the wealth gap has grown wider and wages have not kept pace with job growth.
    — kansascity, 30 June 2018
  • The league itself might not be prepared for its burgeoning dynasty.
    — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
  • Their research came against the backdrop of the burgeoning gay rights movement.
    — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Home to just over 5,500 people, the city is small but burgeoning.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Why has a burgeoning TV star teamed up with a strange internet game?
    — Callum Booth, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Starmer will be keen to keep attention the burgeoning trade ties between the two countries.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • So, what’s a burgeoning fitness girl to do with her hair when working out several days a week?
    — Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Find out what happens when the mask and the wig come off and their burgeoning romance puts them under the spotlight.
    — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
  • For the time being, as everyone finds their footing in this burgeoning era, that'll do.
    — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023
  • His dream was to move to Portugal, a burgeoning crypto tax haven.
    — Ben McKenzie, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
  • Reporters wanted to ask him about the burgeoning scandal.
    — Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • As agents' concerns burgeoned, DeWine was scheduled to be fitted for a vest of his own.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2018
  • But still, the business’ burgeoning days as a humble food truck are dear to the Ignatievs’ hearts.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
  • Red state governors, too, have joined the burgeoning fracas.
    — Dominik Dausch, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Christakis is part of a burgeoning movement to address the issue.
    — NBC News, 31 Jan. 2020
  • What about the burgeoning Kon Knueppel?
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
  • There was a time when AI art was seen as a burgeoning form of conceptual art.
    — Ahmed Elgammal, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Gener8tor is looking to recruit burgeoning entrepreneurs to form five teams of two to three people.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2019
  • The trio is excited to bring burgeoning Shawnee a new local coffee shop.
    — Jenna Thompson june 10, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • The episode underscores what is a burgeoning problem across Italy.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Has the burgeoning interest in tabletop and role-playing changed how indie games get made, pitched, and sold?
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Agnes begins to question the people around her, in large part due to her burgeoning friendship with Daisy.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There is a burgeoning movement around plus size Men's fashion that brands would be smart to pay attention to.
    — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 13 July 2018

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