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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This is, naturally, the selfsame meat feast being shared by the two grown men at the table opposite.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Heidi Stevens: So much is stolen when a grown woman calls a child a racial slur — including the child’s innocence
Heidi Stevens: Trump has treated the country as his stage.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
And then a few grown men too, who also want a picture.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The chill of his hands on parts of their bodies where no grown man’s hands should be.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Heidi Stevens: So much is stolen when a grown woman calls a child a racial slur — including the child’s innocence
Heidi Stevens: Trump has treated the country as his stage.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
And then a few grown men too, who also want a picture.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The chill of his hands on parts of their bodies where no grown man’s hands should be.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
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 10 Jun. 2025.
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