Sentence examples for grew rather from inspiring English sources

It grew, rather, out of a long sailing tradition.

But the mountain of debt grew rather than shrank.

At the emotional climaxes, Miss Landis grew rather tearful, but no one mocked her.

After the success of "Versace," Lee and Thomas grew, rather like their clients, irrationally exuberant.

Last year the Russian Far East was the only region in Russia for which investment grew, rather than contracting.

So Higgins joined the Garlic Seed Foundation and planted a couple of pounds of garlic, which grew rather nicely.

He was growing rather animated himself.

They grow rather than stagnate.

Since then his support has grown rather more full-throated.

"I would expect these numbers to grow rather steadily.

I had also grown rather unhappy doing it.