shew
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- shewer noun
Example Sentences
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In 2010, shew as awarded the International Cosmos Prize, which included a cash award of nearly $500,000.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024
The silent awe, the humble, the doubting eye, and even the hesitating voice, better shew it. . . .
From The New Yorker • May 16, 2016
“I do not think the office of reporters ought to be to criticize particular passages of a paper but to shew its place,” he told Lubbock.
From Nature • Apr. 18, 2016
Shall I shew, and not rue my proceeding?
From Time Magazine Archive
“Well, well, I have that note; and can shew it after dinner to convince Mr. Knightley.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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