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

“We’re not going to let our house burning down keep us from coming here,” Kevin Anderson said from the front pew at a recent Bible study.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 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

Mama Tataba’s body next to mine in the pew, meanwhile, was a thing gone dead.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver