sown
a past participle of sow1.
Other words from sown
- un·sown, adjective
Words that may be confused with sown
- sown , sewn
Words Nearby sown
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How to use sown in a sentence
World War II is still a long way off, but the seeds of conflict are already being sown on the continent.
Sully decides to face the truth of what his negligence has sown.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70 | Peter Richmond | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe press gets involved, the Twittersphere goes wild, and all the seeds of intractability are sown.
What Hockey Players Can Teach our Toothless Politicians | Dave Maney | April 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe seeds of Strub's activism were sown as a child, when he snuck out of the house to watch May Day riots in Iowa City.
And thus was sown a seed that may, however extraordinary it may seem, destroy the prime minister.
Thy eye desireth favour and beauty, but more than these green sown fields.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousLittle Rye was sown, but that little is very good; Barley is suffering from the stormy weather, but is quite thrifty.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe sea was sown with stars, and everywhere breathed and pulsed the beauty of the northern summer night.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodThat sent to Sind, though said to have been carefully sown, also failed to germinate.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The seed is sown in August, and the seedlings are transplanted in November, the crop arriving at maturity in three or four months.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for sown
/ (səʊn) /
a past participle of sow 1
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