Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

mow

[moh] / moʊ /
VERB
cut
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"I just felt bad having to mow in certain areas," Morse said.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

"But if there isn't this conversation and they are going to continue to mow down these efforts, it's really demoralising."

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

In exchange, "they don't have to mow as often", to ensure the panels function properly, but also, and more importantly, to comply with bushfire prevention regulations.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

So for now, the robots being rolled out in cities are friendly and low-profile—they mow lawns, clean beaches and guide people through buildings, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

“This is why you wanted me to mow the corn, right?”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

He mowed down the Dodgers with 11 strikeouts, limiting them to just five hits in nine innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

They mowed it, raked it and planted herbs and wildflowers, a London tribunal heard.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

In recent days, software stocks and other risky assets have been mowed down by artificial intelligence, but stodgier stocks are springing up to replace them among the market’s leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Adjessom was a student at Davidson High School, and loved ones describe him as a good-natured and generous teen who mowed his neighbors’ lawns on the weekends.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2025

“If you don’t mind, I’ll take this outside to drink. I need to get the front mowed before the day heats up.”

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

Touch some grass: From the archives: Ben Mathis-Lilley examines the pleasures and benefits of getting out and mowing the lawn.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

She echoes warnings from officials, who say that innocent activities like mowing your lawn could ignite a fire.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

In case you’ve forgotten, mowing the lawn was central to Boehner’s everyman image when he was in office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

For the tourists' benefit, Vlkolinec puts on traditional craft demonstrations, from sewing folk costumes and gingerbread decorating to mowing and haymaking.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

I’ve been mowing lawns...I’ve been mowing a lot of lawns and I have fifty thousand...

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

So if it’s a grass buffer, it must be mown and kept to a certain standard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025

A Scottish cycling charity is backing calls for more responsible use of e-bikes after a cyclist claimed he was mown down by a food delivery driver.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2023

A bunker is to the right, but it’s otherwise closely mown turf that allows for options on a recovery shot.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2023

Over the years, he recorded the date of flowering from the mown field as well as a similar grass field that was not mown.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Beyond the laundry room at the back of the house, the lawns rolled away, so smooth and closely mown, the ground itself seemed green rather than planted with grass.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training