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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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
Roberts will make his own way, but Wineapple, like most other experts, believes he will hew more closely to the Rehnquist approach.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2020
Mr. Barr has said he will hew closely to the rules, which give him the option of sharing only a bare-bones accounting of the Mueller report.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2019
We look for men of strong character who will hew a channel along which the torrent of new ideals and subversive sentiments can rush.
From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Edmund Gosse
