pew

Example Sentences

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"In life, these folks -- benefactors, knights, and clergy -- were also likely able to use their wealth to secure closer proximity to divinity, such as having a pew closer to the front of the church."

From Science Daily

Simple pews take up a small portion of the subdued space, whose altar is backed by a bright window framing a centuries-old sculpture of the Virgin and Christ Child.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some of the hymns and liturgy were the same as those sung by Anglicans around the world, but there were also differences, like the upbeat worship music that had the congregation dancing in the pews.

From BBC

His waywardness finally caught up with him, as he was in the church pews bunker left the fairway on the way to his first bogey of the day.

From Barron's

I slid into a pew as Calvin clamped the handle of the saw between his knees, with the saw teeth pointing toward him.

From Literature