Example Sentences

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Public builders’ orders will outgrow the broader market’s pickup in new sales, the analyst wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Fernandez-Mendoza said that most people assume that difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep is a phase that kids will outgrow.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Goldman Sachs recently said the euro area will outgrow the U.S. economy over the next two years.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2022

A final modification removed the gene for a growth hormone receptor to reduce the chance that a pig organ, roughly matched in size to the patient’s chest, will outgrow it once implanted.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 11, 2022

I suspect that he will outgrow us all, for his rate accelerates, and he never stands still.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William