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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pew" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a long bench with a back, typically found in churches or places of worship, where people sit during services.
Example: "The church was filled with worshippers, each finding a place to sit on a pew."
Alternatives: "a bench" or "a church seat".
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One resembled an altar, another a pew.
Alexander Hamilton was once a pew holder.
I approached a pew and knelt.
Here's his desk; pull up a pew.
Jack McKeon's baseball days begin in a pew.
Atkinson took a pew alongside Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Palmer-Tomkinson and Ben Fogle
He squeezed into a pew, his fire coat still dusty.
Now he relishes slipping anonymously into a pew on Sundays.
More than half of Americans have a favourable opinion of labour, according to a Pew survey.
She retained a pew at the Lutheran church, just as she had while working for Miriam.
She leaned against a pew and noted that she didn't collect Calle's work.
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