pew

Example Sentences

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Every inch of pew space was filled, mostly with young adults.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Sitting in the pew, on its own, does nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Beyond question, though, Carter’s wood-and-concrete bench — a pew, a piece of American iconography — somehow withstood the ferocious fires that leveled Carter’s longtime home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

A few hours before the memorial service began, Kasselia had been sitting in a pew in his empty church, trying to make sense of it.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

Mama Tataba’s body next to mine in the pew, meanwhile, was a thing gone dead.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver