Explore Hewn through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like cut. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hewn in a sentence
Hewn meaning
- Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- Having been cut or mown down.
Synonyms of Hewn
Using Hewn
- The main meaning on this page is: Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. | Having been cut or mown down.
- Useful related words include: hand-hewn, cut.
- In the example corpus, hewn often appears in combinations such as: hewn from, rough hewn, was hewn.
Context around Hewn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hewn
- In this selection, "hewn" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rough, rock, hand, churches, male and planks stand out and add context to how "hewn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 12 rough hewn planks and a rough hewn fisherman and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hewn" sits close to words such as adjoint, affixes and agonisingly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hewn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The hand-hewn wooden outdoor bath. (6 words)
But what first unites us to them is their rough-hewn charisma. (12 words)
My sister-in-law is hewn from a gigantic rock of kindness. (12 words)
He recorded a theme song, auditioned 20 dancers (Black and white, in hopes of appealing more broadly to potential sponsors), had his friend Melvin "the Alexander" Dunlap make a rough-hewn sign of a logo for the set, and tried his best. (42 words)
The description on the back of the card reads, “After passing over the eight mile concrete road between Denver and the little town of Golden, one approaches two huge stone pylons built of rough hewn gray granite. (37 words)
But far and away the biggest challenge was sourcing enough reclaimed barnwood to construct every nook and cranny of the home including the flooring, as well as the massive hand-hewn timber structural trusses and beams. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
As she fought off the advances of Clark Gable, we were given a masterclass in the co-opting of rough-hewn male clothing for the softer female form, and we swooned all over again.
Go to the southern part of Crystalsong Forest and use the Lumberjack's Axe to collect 12 Rough Hewn Planks.
But far and away the biggest challenge was sourcing enough reclaimed barnwood to construct every nook and cranny of the home including the flooring, as well as the massive hand-hewn timber structural trusses and beams.
But what first unites us to them is their rough-hewn charisma.
Fabulously, Emma Coulthard gives voice to a large, freestanding contrabass recorder that looks as if it was hewn from Minecraft blocks.
The description on the back of the card reads, “After passing over the eight mile concrete road between Denver and the little town of Golden, one approaches two huge stone pylons built of rough hewn gray granite.
And Farmer's playing also conveys both a rough-hewn strength and a deep sensitivity.
A random pattern of genetic markers hewn from a bigger ether too huge to fathom.
He recorded a theme song, auditioned 20 dancers (Black and white, in hopes of appealing more broadly to potential sponsors), had his friend Melvin "the Alexander" Dunlap make a rough-hewn sign of a logo for the set, and tried his best.
My sister-in-law is hewn from a gigantic rock of kindness.
Surely, the Book said it long ago, that “those of high structure will hewn down and the haughty will be humbled” (Isaiah,10:33).
Also, I have appreciation for the skill and workmanship of those who built the Sanford-Bristol house; all of the nails were hand-forged, and all pieces of lumber were hand-hewn.
Barrit’s fatso was a thing hewn from legend, a very blancmange of self-pity.
In “Antony Valabregue” (1866), the artist’s submission to the official Salon art exhibition in Paris critical for launching careers, Cezanne’s rough-hewn style is on full display.
In assisting the government programs in the conservation of the country's cultural heritages, the US is now supporting the renovation of some of the rock hewn churches of Lalibella.
Not only Abreha we Atsbeha, he built many other rock-hewn churches.
Richard Perloff directs, and the cast features Bill Wolski and Andrea Gwynnel, he as a rough-hewn fisherman and she as an employee in a book publishing firm.
The hand-hewn wooden outdoor bath.
The Rock-Hewn churches in these three areas are almost entirely sculpted into Ambaradam Formation, Adigrat Sandstone and Enticho Sandstone.
The town of Lalibela is one of the country’s most famous and serene settings, beloved by tourists and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians alike for its concentration of rock-hewn churches.
Common combinations with hewn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: