hews
- present tense form of hew (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Taking his cue from Richard Hofstadter, an influential 20th-century American historian and Roosevelt revisionist, Mr. Brown hews largely to contrary opinions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
The deal hews closely to the template set by the agreement Trump announced with Pfizer late last month.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
DeLone's hews more closely to the classic, which she says is a sort of Rhode Island staple; although the restaurant is located in West Hollywood, their focus is New England-style seafood.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2025
The first act, especially, hews much too closely to biographical exposition.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2024
It exists but as a picture in his brain; but he takes marble and hews it and chisels it till there stands visible and unmistakable before us his very conception.
From Platform Monologues by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)
