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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In such an environment, the pause in Chinese flights has sown anxiety simply because it is hard to figure out what is behind it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
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
Mr Velazquez says this most bloody of election campaigns has sown “uncertainty and fear in society” which he blames on “failed public policies in the areas of prevention and security”.
From BBC ● May 22, 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 is reaping as he has sown," we moralise.
From The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching by J. Dodd (James Dodd) Jackson
