grow into

Example Sentences

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“Be patient with yourself. You’re grieving the father who was always there, yet never was. I know it isn’t fair, that it sucks. You deserve to be loved and accepted by your parents, and the freedom to grow into the person you’re destined to become. You shouldn’t have to prove yourself worthy of love like you’ve had to, but you don’t need his approval to find fulfillment. The only approval you need is the approval you can find within yourself.”

From Literature

He struck the stone against the rim of his monocle, raining sparks over the hearth kindling—once, twice, three times, until the sparks nestled into the tinder and began to grow into flames.

From Literature

Bosnia were allowed to grow into the game, equalised from a late corner and won the shootout, leaving Wales to pick up the pieces after missing out on a second successive major tournament on penalties.

From BBC

"During spinal degeneration, pain-sensing nerves grow into regions where they normally do not exist. Our findings show that parathyroid hormone can reverse this process by activating natural signals that push these nerves away," says Dr. Crane.

From Science Daily

This is partly because the bacterium forms spores that can survive treatment and later grow into new bacteria.

From Science Daily