How to Use growth spurt in a Sentence

growth spurt

noun
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  • The growth spurt of the first name Ryan can be traced back to my dad.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • In fact, the roots of many kinds of trees have a growth spurt in fall.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The deal is the start of a growth spurt for Buena Onda, which got its start in Philly in 2015.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Like his brother, Cody Williams had a growth spurt in high school.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2022
  • Instead, thanks to the 2018 change, Signature was free to have a growth spurt.
    — David Enrich, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • But after a growth spurt, the young prince is now a half-head taller than his twin sister!
    — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Just shy of six feet, Luke had gone through a growth spurt in both height and confidence.
    — New York Times, 23 July 2022
  • And then the next studio, the warehouse, was the growth spurt surrounding my project at the Hammer.
    — Travis Diehl, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Even video sales, which had long been limping, enjoyed a growth spurt.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Trees and shrubs go through a growth spurt in the spring, so by now some branches may be close enough to scrape paint or roofing.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • Girls have their biggest growth spurt between 10 and 14.
    — Michelle Icard, CNN, 8 May 2023
  • Clark was hired in June 2022 when Flexport was in the middle of a serious growth spurt.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • From grapefruit to lemon yellow, juicy hues are having a growth spurt.
    — Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Having played point guard for much of his prep career, Williams enjoyed a growth spurt late in his senior year.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 18 June 2022
  • Since arriving at La Jolla as a 5-11 freshman, Black has gone on a growth spurt.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • During these years, your kid’s brain is going through a major growth spurt, second only to the birth to age 3 range.
    — Deborah Farmer Kris, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The work led Brown to all-state accolades in high school, aided by a growth spurt that left him 6-4 by his freshman season.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Gemini May 21-June 20 Your social circle is about to go through a growth spurt.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The next month could bring one last massive growth spurt to your professional life and loftiest goals.
    — ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Even compared to the overall growth spurt that’s come to TV with the rise of streaming, documentaries about sports are the gifts that keep on winning.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • Sugar kelp is normally planted in the mid-fall, in time for a January growth spurt.
    — Iris M. Crawford, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Unheralded coming out of high school, Williams hit a late growth spurt, adding around four inches while in college.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 June 2022
  • But companies are still placing angled legs at the edge of the TV, as though media consoles have gone through a similar growth spurt.
    — Parker Hall, Wired, 29 July 2022
  • The electrification of driving isn’t slowing the growth spurt.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The natural formula is designed to both prevent and treat stretch marks, both in pregnancy and any other scars from a growth spurt or weight gain.
    — Pia Velasco, Good Housekeeping, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Considered the ninth-best prep player in Arizona, Williams hit a late growth spurt, adding a total of eight inches from his sophomore year of high school to freshman year in college.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 June 2022
  • Spinning… is a definite artistic growth spurt with a hip hop/R&B influence.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Playing on varsity since eighth grade, Presswood began as a defensive specialist but a growth spurt pushed her to the front row.
    — Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
  • In the inflation model, some tiny bit of space-time underwent a stupendous (if brief) growth spurt, lasting no more than a trillionth of a trillionth of a second.
    — Dan Falk, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Sweeney said the team’s Swedish scouts, led by scouting director P.J. Axelsson, see upside in a defenseman whose growth spurt has him at 6 feet 3 inches.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2022

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