Example Sentences

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Yet the population was outgrowing its code, and housing demand soared.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

But Hajek’s family was outgrowing their two-bedroom craftsman in Rainier Beach and looking for more open space.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

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