sewed; sewn
ˈsōn 
or sewed; sewing
or sewed; sewing
1
: to unite or fasten by stitches
2
: to close or enclose by sewing
sew the money in a bag
: to practice or engage in sewing
Examples of sew in a Sentence
She sews her own dresses by hand.
He sewed a patch onto his sleeve.
I sewed the button back on the shirt.
The surgeon sewed the wound shut.
She designs her own dresses and sews in her free time.
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While the Kenya Moore Hair Spa website is inactive, as of writing, bookings can still be done on Style Seat, a beauty services website, for multiple services, including silk presses, trims, blow outs, protein treatments, sew ins, quick weaves, take downs, scalp analyses, and wig installations.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025
In such cases, surgeons now must often sew a wire onto the heart that’s attached to an external box that delivers a current to control the heart’s rhythm.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
And sewing your own clothes—or having garments custom-made or tailored—is very common in Ghanaian culture.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
The swift collapse of a half-century of Baathist party rule in Syria less than two weeks later sewed initials hopes for stability.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025
In such cases, surgeons now must often sew a wire onto the heart that’s attached to an external box that delivers a current to control the heart’s rhythm.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
And sewing your own clothes—or having garments custom-made or tailored—is very common in Ghanaian culture.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
The swift collapse of a half-century of Baathist party rule in Syria less than two weeks later sewed initials hopes for stability.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sew
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“Sew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sew. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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