pew

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.

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In her student days, for stress relief, Ms. Chan would lie on a pew and gaze upon this “airy canopy of stone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“By staying put in that pew, a side is taken,” Jud insists to the parishioners.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Iskef's family, sitting in a pew near the front, were consumed by grief.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

A glance back reveals Ruth and Gloria and the rest of the garden club sitting directly behind our pew, all of them wearing big black hats.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish