hews
- present tense form of hew (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Though its narrative generally hews to a conventional left-liberal perspective, it is at its best when, like America itself, it allows room for dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But “Dead Lover” hews closer to Laura Moss’ modern medical take, “birth/rebirth,” and even more closely to Zelda Williams’ cute, poppy “Lisa Frankenstein,” in which a young seamstress stitches up a reanimated boyfriend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The deal hews closely to the template set by the agreement Trump announced with Pfizer late last month.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
A writers’ room rule to which Kripke hews closely is that what’s bad for the world is good for the show.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024
He that depends Upon your favours swims with fins of lead And hews down Oaks with Rushes.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
