How to Use grown in a Sentence

grown

adjective
  • It's a job that requires a grown man.
  • The winds are fierce enough to blow a grown dog off its feet.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The stage itself feels more grown.
    — Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
  • More grown men shedding tears, that’s for sure.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
  • Some grown man hit a girl in front of both of us, in front of her and in front of me.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Our two grown children are on the spectrum.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
  • Grown men in front of me shook in their seats with excitement.
    — Chris Kohler, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2008
  • A lot of grown men still have broken boys inside of them.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The chill of his hands on parts of their bodies where no grown man’s hands should be.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
  • This party was both grown and boujie.
    — L'oréal Blackett, Refinery29, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This man is married with grown children.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But losing a child, a full grown child, your soul is shattered.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Two of their three grown children live in apartments next to their home.
    — Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The other writers were more grown up about it when their jokes were cut.
    — Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 2 May 2021
  • It wasn’t put together by grown adults.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That weight is roughly the size of school bus or two grown elephants.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Tops on my list is a visit from my grown kids, who live out West.
    — Ann Norman, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Being a queen is a grown woman’s job, and not for the faint of heart.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Football is a grown man’s business.
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • But just over time, the game’s grown and evolved and spaces need to get bigger.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Polo Grill does steaks and more in a grown up setting.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Aemond, on the other hand, seems to be a full grown man on the show at this point.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Beaver Creek delivers for both kids and grown-ups.
    — Grace Bastidas, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Their grown daughters live nearby.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • An understanding that this game is for grown men.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In the wrong director’s hands, the show could seem too grown up for kids and too corny for adults.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • My mother is from Trinidad and met fall for the first time as a grown woman.
    — Junauda Petrus-Nasah, Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The father-son duo is now grown-ups together, both on and off-screen.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • For starters, Blake is a grown woman who doesn’t need anyone to do that for her.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For families While the vibe is more grown-up, kids are still in for a good time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026

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