How to Use grow into in a Sentence

grow into

verb
  • Maybe each will grow into their roles with time.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • This is the part of the grain that would grow into a new plant.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Very small differences can grow into very large ones over time.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
  • Each potato piece will grow into a potato plant.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 May 2026
  • Even a small root cutting will grow into an entire plant by next season.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
  • Even a small root cutting will grow into an entire plant by next season.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
  • The question is whether Minten can grow into a top-six presence.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Since then, it’s grown into one of Hip-hop’s more consistent brands.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 June 2026
  • People grow into roles instead of leaving for them.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • But he is still viewed a little bit light as an edge and will need to grow into that ability and that role.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • What was trashed and trampled had the potential to grow into thousands of pounds of food.
    — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But its new location, which soft opened on April 3, has grown into more.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Once the eggs hatch, the larvae crawl into muddy areas to grow into adult flies.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • The game stopped just being a game and grew into a community.
    — Kenneth Okeke, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Matt and his brother grew into an adolescence sculpted by their dad.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • That then grows into job training and programming for older adults.
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • At the same time, storms are expected to increase along the cold front and could grow into clusters or a line of storms.
    — Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Portugal is growing into this game as we near halftime.
    — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • What began as a few candles poured on weekends quickly grew into something more.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
  • Some varieties grow into large shrubs, while others are more suitable for the front of the flower bed.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The cucumber is a creeping vine plant that grows into a cylindrical shape.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • In reality, excess mulch can cause roots to grow into the mulch layer.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
  • Often, this is a new or younger customer base growing into using the product.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes do not have eyes that grow into new plants.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
  • Rather than waiting for a position to open up, leaders think ahead about who could grow into certain roles.
    — Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Although Miko was just a little over a year old, the shepherd mix had already grown into his adult frame.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • What started as a small assemblage of recipients has now grown into around a dozen of us.
    — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • Sophia seems to have grown into an artsy and independent 17-year-old.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Proctor could grow into the Dolphins’ tackle of the future.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Nemec is still young enough to make a significant two-way leap and grow into a player worth that kind of hefty contract.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2026

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