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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Small nuggets of gold had been hammered into round disks and sewn onto King Tut’s clothes to enable him to carry some of his wealth into the afterlife.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Typically used in Black hairstyles, a weave features either natural or synthetic hair that is sewn into a person's hair, per Indique Hair.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Her interpretation was hand-sewn in Paris.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
After placing supply caches the previous summer, John and his friends Alexander Drummond and Peter Vanderwall began in mid-March with newfangled fiberglass nordic skis and a pole-free tent that John sewed himself.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Typically used in Black hairstyles, a weave features either natural or synthetic hair that is sewn into a person's hair, per Indique Hair.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Her interpretation was hand-sewn in Paris.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
After placing supply caches the previous summer, John and his friends Alexander Drummond and Peter Vanderwall began in mid-March with newfangled fiberglass nordic skis and a pole-free tent that John sewed himself.
—Outside Online, 29 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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