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Maybe if more leave, and those pews (and coffers) are finally empty, then the Church will do a more sincere self-examination. — Mary Beth Keane, Vogue, "Amid Scandal After Scandal, One Catholic Mother Faces A Painful Choice," 6 Dec. 2018 The living room, once the main chapel, has a 50-foot tall ceiling, while the old church pews have been used to build the kitchen cabinetry. — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, "Young Families Embrace Living in ‘Wuthering Heights Country’," 9 Aug. 2018 According to royal expert Katie Nicholl, Ferguson will sit beside her ex-husband in the front pew of St. George's Chapel. — Eileen Reslen, Harper's BAZAAR, "Sarah Ferguson Will Be Front and Center at Daughter Princess Eugenie's Royal Wedding," 26 July 2018 Suddenly, Toller, whose congregation could fill a single pew, has found purpose and fury. — Jeffrey Fleishman, latimes.com, "Paul Schrader wrestles with the sacred and profane in his new 'First Reformed'," 16 May 2018 There were packed pews at a suburban Dallas church for the funeral for Botham Jean. — Fox News, "The Latest: Man killed by officer remembered at funeral," 13 Sep. 2018 For more than a century, the converted tabernacle has been filling its pews and placing on the pulpit the biggest names in music—from Chris Stapleton to Foo Fighters. — Kristin Luna, Condé Nast Traveler, "11 Best Live Music Venues in Nashville," 27 Feb. 2018 The result is his new series of striking vertical panoramas — from the back pew to the altar and everything in between. — Lauren Piro, House Beautiful, "These Panoramas of Church Ceilings Are Truly Jaw-Dropping," 28 Sep. 2015 Sitting in the pews were 850 guests: family, like the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as well as friends such as Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Princess Eugenie Wears Peter Pilotto to Wed Jack Brooksbank at Windsor Castle," 12 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pew.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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