hew
verb (used with object)
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
will hew
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future tenseof hew.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The 2024 nominations indicate that the new, expanded voting body will hew mainly to conventional wisdom, but it wouldn’t be the Golden Globes without a few quirky surprises.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
Calling the plan a sop to developers, they argue that new units constructed under the liberalized regulations will hew toward the luxury category.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
Changes in credit card rates will hew closely to the Fed’s moves, so consumers can expect to pay more on any revolving debt.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
But there is virtually no chance the version lawmakers will send to Youngkin will hew exactly to what Northam is putting in.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
It will hew a lance in two at a single blow.
From Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley
