sow
verb (used with object)
to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
has sown
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present perfectof sow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The spread to Chile of organized crime gangs originating in Venezuela, Peru and other countries has sown terror among the population, causing a lurch to the right.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
The collapse of a British prosecution of two alleged spies for China has sown more distrust throughout U.K. politics and government than Mr. Xi could dream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Wiltshire farmer Mike Wilkins has lost half the wheat he has sown this year.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley said that Cornell is reaping what it has sown.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
He sowed, and He and others reap from age to age the harvest He has sown.
From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Auguste Sabatier
