pew
noun
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
pews
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pluralof pew.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Along with the technicolor mural, Caland’s singular sensibility persists in scattered drawings, a bouquet of her preferred 30-inch paintbrushes and a pair of stiff-backed pews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Among the rank-and-file, the fight now reverberates in church pews and parking lots, and in America’s Catholic neighborhoods from Pittsburgh to Boston to Miami.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The Pot Noodles on the pews were a surprise the funeral director thought up.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
By streaming standards, that’s enough to keep anyone planted in their living room’s pews.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
It is very small, a single square room; there are seven pews, but only two of them have backs; the others are really just benches.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
