grow thick
Example Sentences
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The land is high and dry, the ground rocky and inhospitable — not like the rainy coastal Northwest, where trees grow thick and fast.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Second, decades of fire suppression have allowed forests and wildlands to grow thick with vegetation, priming them to burn hot and fast.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022
In neighborhoods where weeds grow thick among the potholes of long-neglected streets, it seems a distant prospect.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021
Their small, soft needles grow thick and lush, creating a sort of waterfall of green.
From National Geographic • Jan. 30, 2018
Modest wood-frame houses are dwarfed by the trees, which grow thick and tall here.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
