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
Recent Examples on the Web
With neither candidate having sewed up a majority of delegates, the race came down to the undecided delegates.
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Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Left field is probably sewn up by a certain Oakland native, but which former MVP should start in right?
Fill out your all-time A’s lineup card by voting below for your choice to start at each of the nine positions.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
The left guard spot seems all but sewn up with Vorhees firmly entrenched.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
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
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Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Left field is probably sewn up by a certain Oakland native, but which former MVP should start in right?
Fill out your all-time A’s lineup card by voting below for your choice to start at each of the nine positions.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
The left guard spot seems all but sewn up with Vorhees firmly entrenched.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
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
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sew%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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