sprout

Example Sentences

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Many foreign interpretations of the “SNL” formula have sprouted over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal

This struggle is exactly why so many social clubs have been sprouting up in L.A. over the last few years.

From Los Angeles Times

Others have flocked to civil-defense groups, which have sprouted up in cities around Taiwan in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal

He grows cauliflowers, broccoli, leeks and brussel sprouts around Comber in County Down.

From BBC

I was a child of fourteen, while he and Willem were already university men, sprouting straggly beards and breathing out cigar smoke with their conversation.

From Literature