- past participle of sow.
sown
Example Sentences
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We have trained sloth and docility and are reaping what we have sown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But the US beat heavily favored Colombia to reach the last 16, and the seeds for an American soccer boom were sown.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
But in about 1989, the seeds of a new Muffler Man era were sown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
In such an environment, the pause in Chinese flights has sown anxiety simply because it is hard to figure out what is behind it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
A germ of religious exaltation, no bigger than a mustard seed, was sown in me and left to germinate.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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