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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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.
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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
The Cavs have already sewn up home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs as the No. 1 seed.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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
The Cavs have already sewn up home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs as the No. 1 seed.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for sew up
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sew%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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