Sowed is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sowed meaning
simple past and past participle of sow
Using Sowed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of sow
- In the example corpus, sowed often appears in combinations such as: sowed the, it sowed, has sowed.
Context around Sowed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sowed
- In this selection, "sowed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flap, purposely, maharaj, further, discord and having stand out and add context to how "sowed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and mutilation sowed nightmares there and approach had sowed discord among. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sowed" sits close to words such as aaryan, acrimony and akash, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sowed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So this was a time when he sowed wild oats. (10 words)
It sowed the seeds for a lot of change still yet to come. (13 words)
Hwang thinks that the mass event in August sowed the seeds for the current outbreak. (15 words)
Sociologist Dr Orville Taylor believes the nation is now reaping what it sowed, having long cultivated a generation who developed a love affair with the gun, which became the legacy passed on to subsequent generations. (35 words)
This glaring imbalance laid the groundwork for the Arab-Israeli War of 1947-1949, a tumultuous period that further complicated the regional landscape and sowed the seeds of the enduring Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (33 words)
In addition to raising the question of how, exactly, our legislation gets written, the flap sowed further mistrust among Chinatown community members who already felt blindsided and left out of the process. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
He further highlighted the divisive tactics employed by the Communist Party during its rule, noting that their approach had sowed discord among the people.
How he sowed the seed of his managerial skills with his food delivery business as a simple idea of serving hot homemade packed lunches to office goers.
In addition to raising the question of how, exactly, our legislation gets written, the flap sowed further mistrust among Chinatown community members who already felt blindsided and left out of the process.
It sowed the seeds for a lot of change still yet to come.
Make no mistake, the titans of tech who built social media purposely sowed it with the seeds of addiction.
Sociologist Dr Orville Taylor believes the nation is now reaping what it sowed, having long cultivated a generation who developed a love affair with the gun, which became the legacy passed on to subsequent generations.
The patriarchal Naga society after sixty years has sowed the seed of gender equality in these two Constituencies i.e., 8th Western Assembly Constituency and Dimapur III Assembly Constituency.
This glaring imbalance laid the groundwork for the Arab-Israeli War of 1947-1949, a tumultuous period that further complicated the regional landscape and sowed the seeds of the enduring Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Instead of a reversal, Sony opted to issue refunds in regions lacking PSN access, which only sowed further discontent among users.
Shivaji Maharaj sowed the seeds of self-confidence amongst the masses while also emboldening the rajas and maharajas of the time to summon the political will to take on invaders.
So this was a time when he sowed wild oats.
The Greek Revolution of 1821 and the first President of Greece Ioannes Kapodistrias sowed the seeds of freedom and the return to Hellenic culture in the emerging Hellenic polis.
Yet even as horrific details of Hamas’s murders and mutilation sowed nightmares, there were signs of concern about the government of Mr. Netanyahu and its absolutist approach.
As he stares down defeat, sowed doubt in American democracy by questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.
A traffic study sowed no negative impact on road operations, however, a hidden driveway sign would be installed on 5th Sideroad.
Hwang thinks that the mass event in August sowed the seeds for the current outbreak.
It sowed the seed of friction which thankfully did not germinate between the Igbos and the Yorubas.
Overall, it was a moment for them to reckon the proverbial, reaping what you sowed the entire year.
Republican President Donald Trump has sowed confusion and distrust of mail balloting, making repeated, unfounded allegations of widespread fraud ahead of his contest with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Separation within a citizenry fond of the informal motto "two towns, one community" has sowed anxiety and, in some cases, mistrust.
Common combinations with sowed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sowed the 14×
- it sowed 4×
- has sowed 4×
- and sowed 4×
- sowed doubt 3×
- he sowed 2×
- sowed further 2×
- but sowed 2×
- sowed confusion 2×
- sowed seeds 2×