Example Sentences

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Enclaves like this sprouted across Germany in areas occupied by U.S. forces after World War II, shaping the society around them for several generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“None of us here sprouted from the earth, we all migrated here,” Espinoza said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Surveillance software sprouted in every cranny of the ballpark, first in service of providing more data for teams and front offices to pore over, then as fuel for ever more esoteric betting propositions.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

She was in elementary school when the war began, and Los Angeles sprouted factories for the war effort and, as we would soon learn, a manufacturer of ugly air.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A few taller buildings stood up out of the floodwaters like castles with moats, and the tops of palm trees and electric poles sprouted from the water like mangroves.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz