pew

noun

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\ ˈpyü

Definition of pew

1 : a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several persons

2 : one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors fixed in rows in a church

Examples of pew in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Segar moved through the line quickly from sign-up to shot to a 15-minute observation period, which Segar spent in a church pew. — Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 14 Apr. 2021 On that Sunday morning at The Arsenal, a diverse array of around 40 congregants sat masked and socially distanced at every other pew, most of them young like Belew with T-shirts and tattoos. — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2021 Every other pew was kept empty and masks were mandatory. — Time, 5 Apr. 2021 Hillman walked down from the podium and handed a microphone to George McGinnis, who stood up in a pew with a walker. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2021 The photo of the 94-year-old dressed in black and sitting alone in a pew came paradoxically as England’s pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, gyms, nonessential shops and theme parks reopened to the public following three national lockdowns. — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021 The photo, of the 94-year-old dressed in black and sitting alone in a pew, came paradoxically as England's pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and theme parks reopened to the public following three national lockdowns. — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2021 Inside the church they were hustled up to a front pew by a Dutch person in a red-denim blazer. — Elizabeth Mccracken, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2021 Every other pew was kept empty and masks were mandatory. — Time, 5 Apr. 2021

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