How to Use crowd out in a Sentence

crowd out

verb
  • To have a big crowd out there supporting me will be so much fun.
    — Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Larger root crops can crowd out the roots of fruit trees, as well as disturb the soil.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
  • But chasing a number can crowd out everything else on your plate.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • Each year, native trees and plants were crowded out by invasive species.
    — Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • Such weeds crowd out turfgrasses and lead to patchy, unhealthy lawns.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Lilac shrubs also spread through suckers — new stems that sprout from the root system and can crowd out other plants.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • In cities where tourist rentals start to crowd out residents, regulators step in.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Eventually, those foods will start to crowd out the less nutritious foods from your diet.
    — Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 25 June 2026
  • Clover is a vigorous plant that crowds out weeds, thereby reducing the need for weed control.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
  • Below are some popular fast-growing plants that can crowd out everything else, but don't have to.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
  • From a time-savings perspective, ground covers help crowd out weeds, which equates to less time weeding and spreading mulch.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Worse, the emphasis on testing may crowd out other core learning milestones.
    — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • His original screenplay was a two-hour film in which the games crowded out nearly everything else.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Heavy rain can supercharge invasive grasses, crowding out the blooms.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • While some people still use garlic mustard in salads, soups, and pesto, the plant can quickly overwhelm forests and crowd out native species.
    — Breana Pitts, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The problem is that our heavy early rains also brought out more non-native plants, aka weeds, than usual and these could crowd out a lot of our natives.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Creeping Jenny grows a dense mat that crowds out weeds and produces small yellow flowers in the summertime.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
  • That helps break the loop of worried thinking, Kaimal says, crowding out anxious thoughts in a way that zoning out in front of a screen often can’t.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Many native trees in the park’s forest have been crowded out by invasive plants, killed by disease or eaten by deer, rabbits and squirrels.
    — ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Extrinsic rewards, such as grades, do so because extrinsic desires tend to crowd out intrinsic ones.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • But a $40/hr wage means adults crowding out teens and nary a school-age summer server slinging soda at SoFi.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Crucially, the premium push isn't crowding out lower-income spenders.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Economists have long documented that rising benefit costs crowd out wages.
    — Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • With longer roots and succulent adaptations, these brushes crowd out the native grasses and further shrink grazing habitat.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In theory, this model allows families to choose to visit either coast during a time that fits their budget and spreads crowds out throughout the year.
    — Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 1 May 2026
  • Even where fiscal positions are improving, the cost of servicing debt is crowding out essential spending.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Rising debt comes with a long list of economic risks, including the threat that the cost of servicing that debt might crowd out other essential government spending.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • They can also be thought of as helpful microorganisms that crowd out harmful bacteria and help maintain a stable, diverse gut environment.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Greens gummies have crowded out powders in the wellness aisle, and shoppers want to know whether the chewable shortcut to leafy nutrients actually delivers.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
  • Greens gummies have crowded out powders in the wellness aisle, and shoppers want to know whether the chewable shortcut to leafy nutrients actually delivers.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

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