Example Sentences

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It takes years of practice and well-hewn technique to develop the kind comfort in the kitchen that many still dismiss with phrases like, "It tastes better because of Grandma's love."

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2021

Mr. Mahanthappa, an alto saxophonist, writes along the divide between contemporary jazz and South Asian classical, always with a sense of acute direction and well-hewn architecture.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2017

At more than 700 pages, covering three centuries, “Barkskins” is an awesome monument of a book, a spectacular survey of America’s forests dramatized by a cast of well-hewn characters.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2016

The Bastard Executioner is treading a very well-hewn path.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015

At its sides, a number of layers of small, flat, well-hewn stones were still to be seen.

From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.