hew
verb (used with object)
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
hews
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present tense formof hew (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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 first act hews to the documentary in a flatly straightforward fashion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 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
A writers’ room rule to which Kripke hews closely is that what’s bad for the world is good for the show.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024
When God works He hews down the whole tree.
From The Way to God and How to Find It by Dwight Lyman Moody
