sew up
verb
sewed up; sewn up or sewed up; sewing up; sews up
1
: to mend completely by sewing
2
: to get exclusive use or control of
3
: to make certain of : be assured of
the team sewed up the division title
Examples of sew up in a Sentence
sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf
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After a wild Oscar season, the 97th Academy Awards are now just days away—and while a handful of races are all sewn up, others feel entirely up in the air.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
And who should win By David Sims With last year’s slow-roll Oppenheimer sweep, the leading Oscar contenders seemed to have sewn up their wins long before the ceremony began.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Disney has spent heavily on sports rights over the past few years, sewing up long-term deals with both the NFL and the NBA that cost tens of millions over the course of those contracts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
With four consecutive losses and seven potential Quad 1 games remaining on the schedule, Indiana is likely to sew up its eighth non-winning campaign over the last nine seasons.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
And who should win By David Sims With last year’s slow-roll Oppenheimer sweep, the leading Oscar contenders seemed to have sewn up their wins long before the ceremony began.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Disney has spent heavily on sports rights over the past few years, sewing up long-term deals with both the NFL and the NBA that cost tens of millions over the course of those contracts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
With four consecutive losses and seven potential Quad 1 games remaining on the schedule, Indiana is likely to sew up its eighth non-winning campaign over the last nine seasons.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sew%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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