was outgrowing
- past progressive 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
Zulily was outgrowing its Pioneer Square offices, where workers had to share desks.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
It quickly became clear that the nonprofit was outgrowing its aging sailboat, which — at 42 feet — could only hold about four people at once.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
Around this time, I wrote an opinion piece for Ars Technica arguing that Tesla was outgrowing Elon Musk, and that the company would be better off with a different CEO.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2022
She had made it for Charlie because he, too, was outgrowing his clothes, and the old wool shirt their father had left behind hung on him like a nightdress.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
