- past participle of hew.
hewn
Example Sentences
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Video released by the US Justice Department shows apparently well-made concrete steps leading into the tunnel, which appears to be hewn from rock and with a concrete floor.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
But when he got it right, his lyrics had an aphoristic directness that made them seem more hewn than written.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Its throwing arm, currently at 12 o’clock, weighs 360 pounds and is not hewn or sanded; knots are visible in the wood.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
The roughly hewn goober had been strapped to the back of a logging truck, hauled across the country and parked near the White House.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
She told herself that it was foolish and sinful to look backward when her safety lay before her, like a hiding-place hewn in the side of the mountain.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
