1
: fully grown : mature
grown men and women
2
: covered or surrounded with vegetation
land well grown with trees
3
a
: cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality
—used in combination
shade-grown tobacco
b
: overgrown with
—used in combination
a weed-grown patio
Examples of grown in a Sentence
It's a job that requires a grown man.
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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On Monday night in Cleveland, a grown man in the Progressive Field bleachers created a ruckus by botching a home run catch and then stealing the ball from the young girl who was trying to pick it up on the rebound.
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Two full-grown, mature trees were uprooted.
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Polo Grill does steaks and more in a grown up setting.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Two full-grown, mature trees were uprooted.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Polo Grill does steaks and more in a grown up setting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Mendoza wins with command, accuracy, red-zone efficiency and grown-man composure.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grown
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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