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
Then, team members sew up the pig and wrap it tightly in chicken wire to keep the animal’s skin from falling off during the cooking process.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 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
One time Hodor smelled bread baking andran to the kitchens, and Bran got such a crack that Maester Luwin had to sew up his scafr.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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