sew up
verb
sewed up; sewn up or sewed up; sewing up; sews up
1
: to mend completely by sewing
2
: to get exclusive use or control of
3
: to make certain of : be assured of
the team sewed up the division title
Examples of sew up in a Sentence
sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf
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The Democrats’ surprisingly strong showing in those elections seemed to sew up the question of whether Biden would run again.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
The goal of a transparent export landscape is not to ensure that U.S. firms sew up every infrastructure project that comes along.
—Fred P. Hochberg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
Key contests The ceremony will have to create some surprises, as by this point certain categories are all but sewn up.
—Tom Page, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
Tight ends Luke Musgrave and Tucker Kraft appear to have the position sewn up for the next several years.
—Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
The goal of a transparent export landscape is not to ensure that U.S. firms sew up every infrastructure project that comes along.
—Fred P. Hochberg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
Key contests The ceremony will have to create some surprises, as by this point certain categories are all but sewn up.
—Tom Page, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
Tight ends Luke Musgrave and Tucker Kraft appear to have the position sewn up for the next several years.
—Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sew%20up. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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