grow small

Frequency: 7.218.3 per million words

To gradually become smaller in size or appearance.

smallVERB + small

Categories:

grow

Examples (10)

  • As the sun set, the distant mountains began to grow small.
  • The fabric started to grow small after repeated washing.
  • The once bustling town began to grow small as people moved away.
  • His ambitions, once grand, seemed to grow small with age.
  • The boat was growing small on the horizon as it sailed further away.
  • The footprints in the sand would soon grow small with the incoming tide.
  • The artist captured the feeling of the world growing small around the solitary figure.
  • The problems that once seemed insurmountable started to grow small as he found solutions.
  • The company's influence will grow small if they don't adapt to market changes.
  • The child watched the balloon grow small as it floated higher and higher.