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pew

[pyoo] / pyu /
NOUN
long backed bench
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Sitting in the pew, on its own, does nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Either way, Ms. Mun has us on the edge of our pew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 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

The actor was sitting in a pew, facing the door of the church.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

Seated in a pew in the rear of the spacious temple, Celaena kept her mouth closed so tightly that it hurt.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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