How to Use sew up in a Sentence

sew up

verb
  • A lot of change is coming, but there are still many threads left to sew up.
    — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The left guard spot seems all but sewn up with Vorhees firmly entrenched.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The Spurs can sew up 10th place with one win in their final four games.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021
  • The bullet hole in his shirt is sewn up by a seamstress in a factory.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
  • With the win, Waters sewed up the triple crown at the slam, her 34th on tour.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • With one more win, the Spurs can sew up their first non-losing season in just as long.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • There was a nurse who was sewing up a woman’s head after she got hit with a piece of cement from the walls.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Yes, people used to actually sew up holes in their socks instead of throwing them away.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Mounting Carefully pull the skin over the form and sew up the open incision.
    — Beka Garris, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Simone Biles sewed up the Americans’ gold medal with her floor routine.
    — Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
  • Cooper scored 24 points to help the Wildcats sew up a berth in the state tournament.
    — I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2022
  • Overseas, it’s expected to sew up a least a $100 million.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While in the present, Ellie rejects Joel’s request, grabs a needle and thread, and attempts to sew up his wound.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The Brewers have been just as adept at run prevention while all but sewing up the NL Central.
    — Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • The Democrats’ surprisingly strong showing in those elections seemed to sew up the question of whether Biden would run again.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
  • Laying low at Frank’s hideaway, Castle sews up his own bullet wound, while Karen cleans up Matt’s.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Red stitches were used to fix any fabric, drawing parallels to the red stitches used by paramedics to sew up the wounds on faces, hands, and legs the night of the explosion.
    — Jessica Purkiss, Marie Claire, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Choose from solids or stripes in a palette of traditional colors, like dark red, navy, cream, and tan, each accented by a line of shiny gold buttons sewn up the front.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But after a cease-fire was reached on May 21, the negotiations resumed, and Lapid raced to sew up a deal.
    — Time, 3 June 2021
  • After 48 minutes, the sixth seed had the early lead sewn up, taking her first set point when Vekić failed to retrieve a forehand.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Discovery sewed up the long-term deal with Comcast before the end of 2024 — a year before it was set to expire.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Choose from solids or stripes in a palette of traditional colors, like dark red, navy, cream, and tan, each elevated by a line of shiny gold buttons sewn up the front.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wilson was also late returning to the bench to serve his 10-minute misconduct, perhaps to get his forehead sewn up in the dressing room.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Yuchen, who eventually abandoned his storm dress and pivoted to a tube top and miniskirt, was sewing up through the final minutes.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The Phillies’ loss on Saturday sewed up the top seed for the Brewers entering the postseason.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The right-hander faced the minimum to sew up Milwaukee's eighth shutout and send Colorado to 6-31 on the road.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2021
  • Tight ends Luke Musgrave and Tucker Kraft appear to have the position sewn up for the next several years.
    — Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The Globes try to sew up at least one acting category for Oscar, so Quan should be the beneficiary this year.
    — Vulture, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Candidates seeking several other seats have their general election matches sewn up.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • The majority of the NFL’s media rights deals are sewn up with traditional broadcast partners.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024

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