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Retiree John Schultz leaned forward, his head resting on the pew in front of him, to soak in the Bach while musician Lura Johnson played. — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, "Piano 'marathon' highlights classical music's enduring appeal," 7 May 2018 Church lore maintained that a pew marked with a bronze plaque honoring Davis dated to the start of the Civil War, the pastor wrote. — Jay Reeves, The Seattle Times, "Alabama church removes pew honoring Confederate president," 10 Feb. 2019 When Alfredo, a carpenter, accuses Achille of sabotaging his work, Achille and his cronies pluck the man from his pew during a funeral mass. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "My Brilliant Friend Producer Breaks Down the Violence of Episode 1," 19 Nov. 2018 On Sunday, Alfreda Brown, a retired nurse whose daughter recently worked as a third-grade teacher in the state, sat in the pews at New Light Beulah Baptist Church about 20 minutes outside Columbia. — Ken Thomas, WSJ, "Bernie Sanders’s Presidential Do-Over Hinges on Better Results in the South," 21 Jan. 2019 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 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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