How to Use regrow in a Sentence

regrow

verb
  • Cut at least an inch above the base so the plant can regrow.
    — Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Many times the forests that regrow don't look like the ones that burned.
    — The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But don’t feel too sorry them, as many lizards can regrow their tails.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • The name refers to the time of year when male deer — or bucks — start to regrow their antlers.
    — Hannah Poukish july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
  • With chlorosis, leaves can look burned but stems will regrow leaves next spring.
    — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Then, prune out the dead portions and wait for new shoots to regrow the plants.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t leave stubs as these will likely have buds at their base and just regrow.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
  • If and when the urchins leave an area and return to their crevices, the kelp can regrow.
    — Andrew Robinson, Scientific American, 21 July 2022
  • Plants quickly regrow from the roots and flower on new growth.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Overseed in the fall to regrow bare patches where weeds can get a foothold.
    — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Seeds are also being spread to regrow plants on land that drowned decades ago.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Stem cells, she was told, could regrow the cartilage in her knee.
    — AZCentral.com, 12 June 2021
  • But if mold was growing on the wood when it was painted, the mold can regrow.
    — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
  • When the birds molt, their feathers regrow in the same places year after year.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The big edible root part won’t regrow from the tops, but their leaves will.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Even if future freezes kill the plants back, most will regrow from the lower parts.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • This drug blocks those signals, so the nerves have a better chance to regrow.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Most are going to regrow short shoots along their trunks with normal growth at the tops.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • One dropped its leaves and is starting to regrow, while the other one kept its leaves.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In these zones, dahlias can survive the winter in the ground and regrow again in the spring.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Don't be shy in your cuts, but be sure to leave enough woody stems on the bottom for the plant to regrow.
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
  • But if that bison munches on a few grass leaves, the plant can regrow new leaves from the base.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024
  • Most palms can regrow from their shoots but the juçara cannot, so when the palm heart is removed, the tree dies.
    — CNN, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Your plant is going to need warm weather to regrow new green foliage.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Prince William is seeing a project to regrow a forest take shape.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • This holly can be cut back to 2 feet tall in spring and regrow to form a pleasing shrub.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The plants die off each fall and regrow early the following spring from the bulb.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And those take time to regrow, which means gameplay is spread out over days or weeks, versus just hours.
    — WIRED, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Any root left behind would regrow the vines after a monsoon flood.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
  • This is why lawns or turf grasses regrow after being cut.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026

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