How to Use sow in a Sentence

sow

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• The egg cell is then transferred to the uterus of a sow.
  — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
• The sow’s body was found the next morning about 250 yards from the home.
  — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 3 July 2019
• The sow who attacked him was still in the area, along with her cubs.
  — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
• If the sow could be hanged for killing a farmer’s child, what about the farmer who killed the sow’s piglets?
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023
• Sows have their first cubs at five to eight years of age.
  — Jim Robbins, New York Times, 22 June 2017
• The sow clawed at his eye, leaving a bloody gash across the bridge of his nose.
  — Matt Volz, The Seattle Times, 15 Oct. 2018
• The man and son happened upon the sow and cub around 11:12 a.m.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2021
• But boars, sows and piglets have been spotted up and down the road.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• The sow was in a tree when it was killed, according to Parks and Wildlife.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022
• Leave a Note Talk about making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2017
• The man’s wife pummeled the bear with a baseball bat, forcing the sow and her cub to flee the home.
  — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2019
• The sow had been killed the day before, but neither the skull nor hide were salvaged.
  — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2018
• Much of central and eastern Mass. will end up with over a foot of sow.
  — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2018
• The sow whirled around, lunging with her forelegs toward the thing that had struck her from out of nowhere.
  — Philip Caputo, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2020
• It was left to Steele, the old intel pro, to turn this sow’s ear into a silk purse.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 26 Sep. 2020
• In springtime, sows kick young males out of their dens so the females can breed again.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
• Hog and sow prices in the U.S. have barely budged year-to-date, but are expected to climb.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2019
• The sow charged the couple and swiped at the woman, injuring her left arm.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 15 June 2017
• The young boar fled alone while the sow ran in circles, crashing through the woods, trying to evade this new boar.
  — Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
• At the sound of her name, Pigcasso, a 1,500-pound sow asleep in a pile of straw, slowly comes to life.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023
• The sow herd grew for the first time in June, and surged 37% in August on a year ago, shows ministry data.
  — Dominique Patton Reuters, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
• Sometimes the runts need help getting to a sow’s udder for milk.
  — Adam Belz, Star Tribune, 15 Aug. 2020
• Once the danger of frost has passed, sow greens like arugula, mache, and mizuna.
  — Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 16 Mar. 2020
• Pigs played in the muck; sows rested in shaded bedding.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
• Heisel realized the sow was caught in a trap set up nearby.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
• The young sows, six months old or so, will usually only have two to four the first time.
  — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2020
• Tink’s Power Pig, designed to smell like a sow in heat (aka urine).
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2020
• The sow gives birth to pigs whose cells, including those in the organs, contain the edited genes.
  — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
• Tooth roots from black bear sows show the one-year-on, one-year-off pattern of their breeding cycle, Gary explains.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Sep. 2023
• In the years that a sow births and nurses, the cementum layer is thin and scant, since the sow gives up so much energy and nourishment to support her cubs.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Sep. 2023

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sow

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• We'll sow in the early spring.
• Farmers sowed the fields with corn.
• Every year we sow corn.
• The end of the summer isn't too late to sow your seeds.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2023
• The right-wing talk channel still sows doubt about the 2020 election to this day.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
• Keep soil sown to beets moist and the seed should sprout in about a week during warmish weather.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
• That move sowed broad distrust in any and all Kate sightings and sourcing and of the monarchy as a whole.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• Now is the time to sow the seeds for more diverse and resilient economies throughout all parts of our city.
  — From Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
• Grazer is the third female bear, or sow, to win the tournament.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
• But it’s also been used to spread lies and sow confusion.
  — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
• Loosen the soil and sow seeds directly in spring after all danger of frost has passed.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
• This mix works well for me in sowing a wide range of crops for my vegetable garden.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 20 Mar. 2023
• The seeds of this playboy philosophy that were sown in the ’60s have come to full fruition today.
  — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
• Chenoweth and his crews have sown the rich soils with native grasses and flowers.
  — oregonlive, 17 June 2023
• These annuals are all easy to grow from seed and can be sown directly in the garden.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, ELLE Decor, 22 Aug. 2023
• Shame on anyone who abuses the legal process to sow seeds of doubt in our democracy.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
• Store the seeds over winter in a cool, dry location; sow them in spring after all danger of frost has passed.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2023
• Our Cover Crops for Gardens page lists several species and when to sow them.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
• The point is to create pain, cause civilian deaths, and sow disruption—nothing else.
  — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2023
• China has accused the U.S. of meddling in an Asian dispute and sowing discord in the region.
  — Jim Gomez, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
• Vladimir Putin does try to sow unrest this way, but how much can this nonsense even accomplish?
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
• The objective: sow chaos on Russian lines as their comrades fought to retake ground, trench by trench.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
• Much of Ukraine’s vast farmland, gone to seed with wildflowers instead of crops, has been sown with deadly mines.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
• Hollyhock seeds can be stored for a year or two before sowing.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
• Direct sow the seeds outside in a prepared garden bed after the last spring frost date and cover them with 1/8 inch of soil.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
• The last part envisions a utopian dream, filled with houses, trees and flowers, with a large hand sowing the seeds for the future.
  — Helene Stapinski, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• The Wheatleys taught her to read and write, sowing the seeds for her literary abilities.
  — Tiana Woodard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
• On a field not far from Bloomington, a tractor makes laps sowing seeds for soybeans that will blanket the ground in lush green leaves in just a few months.
  — Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 11 May 2023
• Gaillardia takes about three months to bloom after sowing seeds.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
• Scientists turned up evidence of chytrid DNA in samples from the birds’ feet — meaning the fungus was likely using them to hitch a ride and sow death in entirely new areas.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024