sewed-up
Example Sentences
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Ireland sewed up the play-off place in the group thanks to Troy Parrott's 96th-minute hat-trick goal handing them a 3-2 win over third-placed Hungary.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
Indeed, in the ninth, the Dodgers sewed up the victory after Betts grinded out a 10-pitch at-bat that ended with an insurance-run-scoring sacrifice fly to center.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025
Humphrey arrived at the 1968 convention with the nomination functionally sewed up, having won more delegates than he needed to secure the presidential nod.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2024
He was sewed up “in, like, the laundry room” and played the rest of the game.
From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2023
When we finally laid down, my fingers felt along the edge of my blanket, looking for the rip that Momma had sewed up with tiny feather stitches.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
