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

Either way, Ms. Mun has us on the edge of our pew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 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

Then, she chuckled and said of some comforts added about two months ago: “The new pew cushions didn’t last long.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

After the president drove off in his carriage, Guiteau walked around the side of the building to an open window near Garfield's pew.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow