sow
verb (used with object)
to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
had sown
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past perfectof sow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By the end of his rule, he was powerless to halt the whirlwind he had sown.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Cerrado de Pé’s planters had sown nearly 200 species of native grasses, sedges, rushes, herbs and bushes, plants of all sizes and shapes.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
However, Dixon had sown the seeds for the program to thrive again when, in 1997, he recruited Willie Rockward, a Black physicist.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 1, 2022
Eric Rosen wrote in a court filing, Vandemoer had sown cynicism and deepened the public’s mistrust of the college admissions process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2019
The Valyrians reaped the seed they had sown.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
