Collocations for "sprout"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sprout" in context.
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sprout
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- sprout in the [garden, pot, ground, spring]
- sprout from [a seed, the ground]
- sprout up from [the ground, everywhere]
- [seeds, seedlings, potatoes] are sprouting
- sprouted up in the [garden, yard, path]
- sprouted up around the [garden]
- sprouted (out) from [his ears, the ground, the cracks]
- sprout like [mushrooms, weeds, grass]
- [office buildings, shops, supermarkets] sprouted up [everywhere, throughout the city]
- [she] sprouted up quickly
- figurative: sprout wings and fly [off, away, up]
- a [small, tiny, green, young] sprout
- the sprouts are starting to poke through
- can see the sprouts poking through
- sprouts started popping up
- sprouts in the [garden, springtime]
- [bean, brussels, broccoli] sprouts
- [boiled, braised] sprouts with potatoes
- would you like sprouts on that?
- a [sandwich, salad] with sprouts on it
- a [tree, plant] sprout