sawn

[sawn]

verb

1. a past participle of saw.

sawn

/ sɔːn /

verb

1. a past participle of saw 1

Other Word Forms

• unsawn adjective

Example Sentences

While it is tougher to work with than natural timber, it can still be sawn in a traditional manner with carbide or diamond-tipped blades.

From BBC

It had been in my family for three generations — an upright of quarter sawn oak that probably hadn’t been properly tuned for years.

From Los Angeles Times

Hampered by his left knee for so long, he had just got back to chest-pumping all-rounder status in the home summer when he was sawn off by his hamstring.

From BBC

A giant gorilla statue which was stolen from a Lanarkshire garden centre a year ago was "sawn in half" before being discarded under a hedge, according to its owner.

From BBC

He said his lifelong love affair with theatre stemmed in part from seeing his sister being sawn in half as a conjuror's assistant at a local music hall.

From BBC