How to Use growth cycle in a Sentence

growth cycle

noun
  • What is the eyelash growth cycle?
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 17 June 2026
  • Use your last frost date and each plant’s growth cycle to time seed starting for strong, healthy plants.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The best time to fertilize hydrangeas is at the start of their spring growth cycle.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The follicles stay inside the skin and then enter a new growth cycle.
    — Wyles Daniel, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Once those flowers fade, the plant enters a rest period, followed by a new growth cycle.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
  • This timing aligns with the tree's natural growth cycle, as cherry trees start to leaf out early.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Prune in early spring, late fall, or early winter to avoid disrupting the plant's growth cycle.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 27 June 2026
  • Knowing how many days into the growth cycle the leaves have before the canopy closes is an important metric.
    — Qusi Alqarqaz, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Sow in the spring before the trees leaf out so your radishes benefit from extra sunshine early in their growth cycle.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026
  • Osak frames the current moment as a rationalization phase rather than a growth cycle.
    — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Spring repotting aligns with the cactus's natural growth cycle.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
  • This will allow all your brow hairs to reach the same stage of the growth cycle, explains Chanel brow artist Jimena Garcia.
    — Giulia Lenzi, Vogue, 14 May 2026
  • When To Stop Mowing The Lawn As the weather cools down, plants and grass slow down their growth cycle.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The businesses that will define the next growth cycle are those that change early, adapt continuously and act decisively.
    — Marcus Balzereit, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • For spring broccoli, heat-tolerant varieties with a short growth cycle (50 to 60 days from transplanting) are best.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Recent research confirms that hormonal factors lie at the heart of the most common forms of alopecia by disrupting the hair’s natural growth cycle.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
  • Jupiter moves into Leo today, kicking off a growth cycle around romance, joy, creativity, and self-expression.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Applying fertilizer later in the growth cycle is less effective.
    — Aya S. Chacar, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Applying fertilizer later in the growth cycle is less effective.
    — Aya S. Chacar, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Common Problems Gardenia leaves naturally turn yellow and drop as part of the normal growth cycle.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • Thomsen speculated that the builders may have intentionally selected trees that were damaged, or may have damaged them on purpose to impact their growth cycle.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
  • While hair shedding is a natural part of the hair growth cycle, hair loss can happen to either men or women, and is much more drastic, gradual and occurs when the follicle stops growing new hair.
    — Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
  • When to Fertilize Hydranges The best time of year to fertilize hydrangeas is at the start of their growth cycle in early spring, as the plants begin to push out new growth.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
  • Thyroid dysfunction — whether overactive or underactive — also disrupts the hair growth cycle.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
  • That means the drugs may alter hormone levels and the systems that control how the body uses energy and nutrients, which help regulate the hair growth cycle and could shift more hairs into a shedding phase.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • While hair shedding is a normal part of the growth cycle, and losing up to 100 hairs per day isn’t usually a cause for concern, losing any amount can feel alarming (and result in less hair on your head).
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Riyadh’s message is consistent, that peace and a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are prerequisites for a new regional growth cycle.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Clinics HairNeva typically explain this timeline beforehand so patients know the growth cycle rather than assuming the procedure failed.
    — Nia Bowers, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • For fall or winter broccoli, select the opposite—varieties with a longer growth cycle of 60 to 85 days from transplanting to ensure that the heads are forming in cooler fall temperatures.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Since this column covers podcasting, the best way to understand Spotify’s origins and growth cycle is through a podcast, specifically Business Wars.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'growth cycle.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: