outgrowing
- present participle of outgrow.
Example Sentences
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Yet the population was outgrowing its code, and housing demand soared.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
It is the nature of childhood possessions that the child is always outgrowing them, and this is how things are meant to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
Last year, Reuters reported the banking firm was weighing options in London after outgrowing its existing 33-storey tower in Canary Wharf.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
“Indifferent” makes me wonder if you ever see yourself outgrowing country music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
The problem was that composers were outgrowing not just the old modes and the restrictions placed on them but also the complicated system of tuning that allowed instruments to play in different keys.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
