- past tense form of see.
saw
Example Sentences
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Instead, the evening session saw Bairstow produce an astonishing display of hitting, smashing 14 fours and seven sixes as he brought up a 77-ball hundred.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026
An AFP journalist saw several body bags on the ground outside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and restaurant early Monday morning, while dozens of emergency service workers thronged the scene.
From Barron's • Jul. 12, 2026
Besides appealing to what Disraeli’s later acolytes saw as the people’s inclination to a natural order, it reached around preoccupations with transforming institutions to tap into a deeper conservatism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026
The food may be great, but you barely saw your guests because you were stuck tending the grill, checking the oven or assembling plates.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2026
“Let’s start over from the top, La. You saw this boy from behind, so you don’t know what his face looks like?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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