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“Sewn” or “Sone” or “Sown”

sewn / sone / sown are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

sewn s·OW·n

  • verbfasten by sewing; do needlework.
  • verbcreate (clothes) with cloth.

sone

  • nouna unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold.

sown s·OW·n

  • verbplace (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.
  • verbintroduce into an environment.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“sewn”

  • …the loose ends of newly sewn ribbons are briefly exposed to…
  • …also be stored in specially sewn bags of cheesecloth or wooden…
  • …jerseys with the name "Sal" sewn into their sleeves.
  • …air bags have anti-collapse rings sewn into them to prevent pancaking…
  • …cleaning cycle, rigid rings are sewn into the bags at intervals.
  • …well as a waterproof binding sewn with special thread and adhered…
  • …some of the crew members sewn sails.
  • …that the three buttons formerly sewn onto midshipmen's jacket cuffs were…
  • All the mops were sewn at this plant.
  • …total of 133 lilies are sewn onto a white moire fabric…

“sone”

  • …before and after meals, but Sone de Nansay, hero of a…
  • …inheritance of Cuninghame Laird thereof sone to the abott of Kilwinin…
  • Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar

“sown”

  • Thus was sown the seed of a life-long…
  • …8 to 10 days when sown about 6 mm deep in…
  • …a plot of ground be sown with one species of grass,…
  • …fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that, upon other…
  • …recommends that the seeds be sown in "ordinary soil in a…
  • …of the Sino-Soviet conflict were sown during Stalin's time, policy differences…
  • Democratic seeds were also sown with Public Law V that…
  • …the seeds of legend are sown with Selim Wormrider, an outcast…
  • He was glad the seeds sown by him were proliferating and…

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