How to Use homegrown in a Sentence

homegrown

adjective
  • The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market.
  • The music festival will feature some homegrown talent this year.
  • But the homegrown high school quiz show has found a safe orbit.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Steve Sax is the homegrown kid who dreamed big and achieved it.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • On one side, there were reserves and homegrown kids.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Caminiti could be the team’s next homegrown ace.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But Brown is a homegrown star who has lived up to his first-round billing.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Most of that success was built on the back of homegrown talent.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Rantanen was a homegrown star for the Avalanche.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Or at least, homegrown guys who had nostalgia on their side.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Just two homegrown cuts impact the top 50.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Just one slugging homegrown hitter can help so, so much.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Just pick your plants, build your garden, and get ready for homegrown harvests.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 20 June 2020
  • Maybe homegrown players will have better luck next year.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Store bought just can't compete with the sweet juicy flavor of homegrown berries.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There is a menagerie of mostly homegrown pitchers.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • In the end, the company opted not to use a bit of homegrown waste.
    — Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Utermark is the only one of the five sluggers who is homegrown.
    — Mitch Light, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • This homegrown storm will leave a very narrow window to prepare.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Make a homegrown bouquet with flowers from your very own garden.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Paton had a track record for acing the draft and keeping homegrown prospects in the fold.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Legion is the homegrown team, and its spirit reflects the city.
    — Joseph Goodman, al, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Our homegrown physicians are those tools, tested, proven and waiting.
    — Johnny L. Hughes, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But the homegrown talent did get to shine onstage in the second half of the telecast.
    — Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2021
  • This message should be homegrown from Israel.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Except this was two homegrown talents squaring off in the elite eight of the state playoffs.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The next wave of homegrown talent behind them will start soon after in the minor leagues.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Out of the six Ravens Pro Bowlers, five of them are homegrown players.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Metallica knows that the easiest way to a fan’s heart is through a taste of homegrown rock.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But the state produced no large, homegrown tech companies in the years after the dot-com bust.
    — Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2021

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