hew

[US]/hjuː/
[UK]/hjuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. chop down; cleave; cut
vi. chop; cleave; persevere

Phrases & Collocations

hew to tradition

hew out

Example Sentences

hew to the line.

hew a path through the underbrush.

hew to the tenets of one's political party

hew out paths up a mountain

master carpenters would hew the logs with an axe.

his administration would hew to high ethical standards.

hew their bones in sunder!.

He hewed out an important position for himself in the company.

Mitch Hewer skins coolboy!

He hewed a canoe out of a tree trunk.

The hunters hewed a path through the jungle.

By contrast they insisted on substantial evidence in each case that the professor had in fact in the classroom or in his published research hewed to the party line in an unscholarly fashion.

Real-world Examples

It was as though the features had been hewn on to a great stone ball.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

So hewing to them is critical.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Passepartout hewed, cut, and sawed away with all his might.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

The executive order marks the Trump administration's latest attack against international organizations that don't hew with its policies.

Source: AP Listening Collection June 2020

They pull down the piles and palisades; they hew down the barriers with axes.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

Dumbledore reached inside it and pulled out a large, roughly hewn wooden cup.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's really just a fear tactic that hews closely to Trump's messaging.

Source: NPR News June 2023 Compilation

For now, hewing to enhanced safety standards makes sense for meat companies to keep plants open.

Source: Business Weekly

But even where the old ways are hewn to, funerals are shrinking for lack of mourners or funds.

Source: Selected English short passages

Mr Henderson now has Parkinson's disease and no longer cooks, but the restaurant hews to his vision.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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