outgrew
- past tense form of outgrow.
Example Sentences
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Originally called St Martin's Foodshare, the operation outgrew the church where it started, with volunteers also facing a huge increase in the amount of paperwork needed.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
OpenAI represents something that Musk has rarely had to contend with: a success story that outgrew him.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
The business quickly outgrew that space and ditched the wigs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
What we found is that for much of this century, the global balance sheet outgrew the underlying economy that supports it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
She outgrew it two years ago but has always refused to let me have it.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
