or sowed; sowing
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Examples of sow in a Sentence
Siddharth Sharma, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Galante went out to intervene and the sow redirected its attention on her.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
For 24 years, the critical distance and self-deprecating humility that separate comedian from character have saved him from provoking the kind of outrage his avatar so relentlessly sows.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
That embryo is then transferred to a surrogate sow.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
Because of that, the mature boars are solitary animals that spend most of their time looking for the next receptive sow.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
Officers from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Springs Police Department began a search for the 150-pound sow and her two cubs, and quickly located the bear, according to authorities.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2023
At the facility—a concentrated animal-feeding operation, or CAFO—pregnant pigs were confined to gestation crates, metal enclosures so small that the sows could barely lie down.
—Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2023
The former governor doesn't shy away from those facts, but the turnabout sows doubt with some voters about his motivations.
—Hunter Woodall, Grace Kazarian, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
Alexis Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Scientists turned up evidence of chytrid DNA in samples from the birds’ feet — meaning the fungus was likely using them to hitch a ride and sow death in entirely new areas.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The United States said Monday that the leak — which comes as a $60 billion U.S. assistance package for Ukraine remains stalled in Congress — was an attempt by Russia to sow mistrust among Ukraine and its allies.
—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Deepening fears that the Kremlin may be succeeding in its effort to sow discord between the U.S. and its allies, Russia has published the audio of a private discussion among high-ranking German military officers.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
These three elements not only fuel individual setbacks but also sow the seeds of systemic errors, which are human-designed.
—David Deane-Spread, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That move sowed broad distrust in any and all Kate sightings and sourcing and of the monarchy as a whole.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Shame on anyone who abuses the legal process to sow seeds of doubt in our democracy.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
But the news report was fake, created by a bad actor using AI to sow misinformation.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Noun
Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English & Old High German sū sow, Latin sus pig, swine, hog, Greek hys
Verb
Middle English, from Old English sāwan; akin to Old High German sāwen to sow, Latin serere, Lithuanian sėti
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Phrases Containing sow
Dictionary Entries Near sow
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“Sow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sow. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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or sowed; sowing
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