sown
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- unsown adjective
Example Sentences
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The months of November to March mark peak fire season in the region as farmers burn off fields before new seeds are sown.
From BBC
Iran's track record of feeding kernels of truth alongside false information has sown doubt among many critics of the regime inside and outside the country.
From BBC
In such an environment, the pause in Chinese flights has sown anxiety simply because it is hard to figure out what is behind it.
The Iranians also had influence mines adapted to the Gulf's shallow waters, which are sown on the seabed and explode when a large ship is detected overhead, he said.
From Barron's
This time the divisions were sown by hate speech reforms introduced by the centre-left Labor government after the Bondi Beach attack.
From BBC
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