pew

Example Sentences

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In her student days, for stress relief, Ms. Chan would lie on a pew and gaze upon this “airy canopy of stone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Now, she sat on a wooden pew for evening Mass at her 121-year-old Catholic parish in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

A few hours before the memorial service began, Kasselia had been sitting in a pew in his empty church, trying to make sense of it.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

A painting of Graham stood on an easel at the front of the chapel, his wife of 65 years, Adele, dabbing her eyes as she sat in the first pew with their family.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

We dipped our fingers in holy water, knelt, crossed ourselves like we’d done a thousand times, and I led Helena to a pew.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron