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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Mike, now played with a friendly glower by the bald and barrel-chested Chiklis, is a construction-site foreman, married for decades to Eileen (Mary Stuart Masterson), with several grown children.
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Rising living expenses have many parents footing the bill for their grown kids.
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Afterward, three grown men debated which member of their clubhouse possesses the best version of a chin beard.
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Never mind spending the bulk of your day in a gym with grown men, a cloud of sweat permanently suspended in the air, being in a house with teenage boys on the brink of puberty is the real nose-opener.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Rising living expenses have many parents footing the bill for their grown kids.
—Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Afterward, three grown men debated which member of their clubhouse possesses the best version of a chin beard.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Never mind spending the bulk of your day in a gym with grown men, a cloud of sweat permanently suspended in the air, being in a house with teenage boys on the brink of puberty is the real nose-opener.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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