- past tense form of grow.
grew
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Born July 4, 1924, in Newark, N.J., she grew up near Albany, N.Y., the younger of two daughters of John Merle Saint and the former Eva Marie Rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Halzen, who grew up in Belgium, paid rich tribute to the roughly 450 people across more than a dozen countries who have helped turn an idea he conceived in the late 1980s into reality.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
U.S. exports also grew in August, but at a slower pace than imports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
That number grew to 18% in 1970 and increased further to an estimated 29% by 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The glow grew brighter, then as dawn came it disappeared and I saw blue smoke rising from the hill beside the village.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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