sown

Example Sentences

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In such an environment, the pause in Chinese flights has sown anxiety simply because it is hard to figure out what is behind it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The Iranians also had influence mines adapted to the Gulf's shallow waters, which are sown on the seabed and explode when a large ship is detected overhead, he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Yet so much of the media coverage around Kennedy, especially lately, has focused more on his personality and lurid life history rather than the chaos and destruction he has sown.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

Uncertainty about who was in charge was another persistent issue, with more confusion sown by National Guard troops that were deployed to the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

She had just sown a row of radish-seed when she heard a great commotion in the Nursery and the sound of hurrying footsteps on the stairs.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers