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
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
Fire officials say that record rain and snow this winter have cause grasses to grow thick, providing extra fuel for wildfires throughout the state.
From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2017
But the sky began to whiten, the air to grow thick; shadows faded, blue drained out of the sky and snow.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
