sew up
Example Sentences
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Big players aim to sew up longer-term relationships with bundled policies, to be less vulnerable to pure price-shopping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
Burns can still sew up a talented cast, which likely speaks to the appeal of any project these days with a semblance of recognizable adult humanity bubbling inside.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025
Seattle appeared to have a first down to sew up the game with just over two minutes left when Smith hit Colby Parkinson over the middle for 16.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023
Founded in 1975, CAA was at the forefront of packaging Hollywood actors, directors, writers and others for films and television shows during the 1990s, allowing it to sew up talent and boost revenues.
From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023
“I always do. You ought to sew up the ends of these. You need a sailmaker’s needle.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
