sow

Example Sentences

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Police are struggling to contain illegal car rallies they say are designed to sow chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Drones that are more easily able to get through air defences often cause minimal damage but still sow chaos that disrupts trade and travel.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

This is a clever lie that the Coens made up to sow intrigue among viewers, which Joel Coen — who directed the film but co-wrote alongside Ethan Coen — admitted to in 2015.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

"If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind," the English-language slogan read.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

While they watched the big sow drop seven piglets one dark afternoon, Jennet told Alyce about the brown-coated man.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman