Example Sentences

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Lee kept some plants that have been growing in the yard for decades, like the jasmine climbing around the front of the house as well as the white roses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

For nearly a week, protests have been growing in Albania against a luxury resort project led by Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"This moss has just exploded. In the 1930s, native mosses would have been growing here instead," Greiff explains.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Tensions between development and conservation have been growing in the Maasai Mara, where the number of camps and lodges, many built along scenic rivers, has nearly doubled over the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Some of the difference lies in the way we have been growing up.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple