Example Sentences

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Robert Icke’s “Oedipus” was hardly a retread of an ancient Greek classic and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” may have hewed faithfully to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score, but everything else about this production seemed completely reborn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Thus far, propagandists have hewed to past norms in handling the crisis.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Historically, the courts have hewed closely to laws that protect juries and justices from any outside political influences, as Law & Crime noted.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

Since then, Stephenson’s novels have hewed to his ideals, succeeding admirably.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

Only the charge of Dol Amroth had saved him from the red southland swords that would have hewed him as he lay.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien