Explore Hewing through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hewing meaning
present participle and gerund of hew
Using Hewing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hew
- In the example corpus, hewing often appears in combinations such as: hewing to.
Context around Hewing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hewing
- In this selection, "hewing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, past, closer and wooden stand out and add context to how "hewing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ended up hewing closer to and hewing more towards. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hewing" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hewing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Trashiyangtse, is known for hewing (wooden bowl). (7 words)
The Corporation mooted the idea of hewing out such a corridor 15 years ago. (14 words)
Hewing to the new party line, the media chose not to notice that the postal unions were totally in the tank for Joe Biden. (24 words)
Pope Pius XII was criticized for betraying the Jews of Europe during World War II: Hewing to what he described as a position of neutrality between the Nazis and the Allies, he never denounced Hitler’s Final Solution. (38 words)
Graham’s strategy of ignoring whatever he’s said in the past, hewing to the demands of the right, and warning of liberal doom may not always make him look good, but the political logic is clear. (37 words)
Hewing more towards the simplistic nature of Mortensen’s recent acting roles, the drama is undeniably earnest in its approach, both when it comes to the one-note script and the plain yet tender direction. (35 words)
Example sentences (9)
But she ended up hewing closer to the path of Jeff Flake, a former Arizona Republican senator who stood against then-President Donald Trump and became a pariah in in his party.
Hewing to the new party line, the media chose not to notice that the postal unions were totally in the tank for Joe Biden.
She is focused primarily on hewing a legislative path to restoring nationwide abortion rights, with a bill “codifying Roe,” or guaranteeing a right to abortion up to fetal viability.
Graham’s strategy of ignoring whatever he’s said in the past, hewing to the demands of the right, and warning of liberal doom may not always make him look good, but the political logic is clear.
Hewing more towards the simplistic nature of Mortensen’s recent acting roles, the drama is undeniably earnest in its approach, both when it comes to the one-note script and the plain yet tender direction.
Speaking at the Pentagon, President Barack Obama appealed to the nation to honor the memory of the September 11 victims by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance.
The Corporation mooted the idea of hewing out such a corridor 15 years ago.
Trashiyangtse, is known for hewing (wooden bowl).
Pope Pius XII was criticized for betraying the Jews of Europe during World War II: Hewing to what he described as a position of neutrality between the Nazis and the Allies, he never denounced Hitler’s Final Solution.
Common combinations with hewing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hewing to 4×