Example Sentences
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A less-frequent Gallup survey specifically about whether the stock market will rise in the next six months hewed to the same pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Selfies were becoming more prevalent as social media grew, and standards of beauty hewed close to celebrity Kim Kardashian’s looks, especially in regards to eye makeup and products used for face contouring.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
Much of the wood was hand-sawn then hewed into shape with axes, just as the beams were in the 13th century.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
In 2018, Villaraigosa ran a campaign that hewed toward the middle, focusing on equal access to education, fiscal restraint and his strong record as mayor on supporting law enforcement and protecting the environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
The floor was made of wide, thick slabs that Grandpa had hewed from the logs with his ax.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
