pew

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

I sit at the end of the pew, next to Suesetta, who is wearing a navy-blue skirt, a white starched shirt, saddle oxfords, and bobby socks.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson