1. Overnight they had sprouted a covering of red casings, as if a million pounds of red confetti had been airdropped on the city.
2. Even more important, some fresh blood also sprouted up during the Games.
3. Heavy metals are one of the major marine pollutants as industries have sprouted along coastal regions.
4. Low prices have encouraged excessive water use not so much by urban residents, but by the many factories that have sprouted up across the country in recent years.
5. A seemingly innocuous seed law has sprouted a dispute on whether provincial or national laws take precedence in courts across the country.
6. To keep expenses down, the boy's grandparents'eat sprouted beans for their main meal.
7. Some smaller firms have sprouted up and specialized in investigations and administrative redress because of their relatively simple attributes and low market access threshold.
8. Xihu Longjing is known for its roasted chestnut bouquet, while the early Jade Leaves combines the aroma of chestnut and newly sprouted spring buds.
9. Similar commercial properties using Taiwan in their names have sprouted up in the city over the last few years.
10. The OMS is just one example of China's grassroots Party member volunteer services, which have sprouted rapidly across the country.
adj
1. (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground
e.g. the corn is sprouted