grow upwards

Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words

to increase in height or develop in an upward direction

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Examples (10)

  • Most plants naturally grow upwards towards the sunlight.
  • The ivy continued to grow upwards along the old brick wall.
  • In a dense forest, trees must grow upwards quickly to compete for light.
  • Stalagmites grow upwards from the cave floor over thousands of years.
  • Without pruning, the hedges will just grow upwards and look messy.
  • We trained the rose bushes to grow upwards over the archway.
  • Bamboo shoots can grow upwards at an astonishing speed after rain.
  • The architect designed the structure to appear as if it grew upwards from the rock.
  • Under these conditions, the crystals will begin to grow upwards.
  • The smoke from the fire seemed to grow upwards into the night sky.