1
: a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several persons
2
: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors fixed in rows in a church
Examples of pew in a Sentence
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The pews were full for a crowd-pleasing program of emotional music.
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Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
If there is no time to do that, get under the seats or pews, protecting your head with your arms or hands.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
After Ferreira’s and Sardelli’s speeches, the pews emptied as everyone stood to applause.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
The third and final image shows Pinault placing a wedding ring on Hayek's finger while standing at an altar with friends and family looking on from the pews.
—Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Residual emotions from weddings and funerals and the passions of thousands of services all sleep, awakening when the open-minded pack the pews.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2024
The wooden pews in the Ryman are much less amenable to concert-goers’ backsides than the old-time preacher man’s words were for the congregation’s insides.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
One of the most heart-wrenching scenes was the Queen, a few days shy of her 94th birthday, sitting alone in the pews due to social distancing.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The 130-minute production unfolds as the audience watches from the pews.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
If there is no time to do that, get under the seats or pews, protecting your head with your arms or hands.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
After Ferreira’s and Sardelli’s speeches, the pews emptied as everyone stood to applause.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
The third and final image shows Pinault placing a wedding ring on Hayek's finger while standing at an altar with friends and family looking on from the pews.
—Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Residual emotions from weddings and funerals and the passions of thousands of services all sleep, awakening when the open-minded pack the pews.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2024
The wooden pews in the Ryman are much less amenable to concert-goers’ backsides than the old-time preacher man’s words were for the congregation’s insides.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
One of the most heart-wrenching scenes was the Queen, a few days shy of her 94th birthday, sitting alone in the pews due to social distancing.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The 130-minute production unfolds as the audience watches from the pews.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
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noun
: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors set in rows in a church
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