Examples of 'sowed the seeds' in a sentence

Meaning of "sowed the seeds"

sowed the seeds - This phrase is used metaphorically to describe the act of initiating or laying the groundwork for something, often with the expectation of future growth or development.

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sowed the seeds
He sowed the seeds of mischief in the boy.
I asked when he sowed the seeds.
It also sowed the seeds of future strife.
My parents prepared the soil in which my guru sowed the seeds of his compassion.
I sowed the seeds and watched them grow.
In millions of hearts he sowed the seeds of hatred and revenge.
They sowed the seeds of much of what we have today.
Critical events on Thursday sowed the seeds of the downfall.
This sowed the seeds of his poetic existence.
It was in such a terrifying swamp that we first sowed the seeds of Christianity.
Where you sowed the seeds of love.
And onto the young Earth where they sowed the seeds of life.
The new laws sowed the seeds of revolution.
The antisemitic pogrom that these events were a part of sowed the seeds of the Holocaust.
His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.

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The way I was training actually sowed the seeds.
This sowed the seeds of his forgery career.
The Planters sowed the seeds.
I sowed the seeds.
Napoleon 's initial success sowed the seeds for his downfall.
He thus sowed the seeds of what developed into modern historical consciousness.
Paradoxically, this was an era that also sowed the seeds of present challenges.
They sowed the seeds of war.
But many of them advocated ritualism, and nearly all sowed the seeds of many superstitions.
Yet they sowed the seeds for a broader movement.
I do have to say though that Jono's parents sowed the seeds of that love.
Those measures sowed the seeds of the current crisis.
At first public response was limited, but the announcement sowed the seeds for VR 's return.
The incident sowed the seeds of the war.
We sowed the seeds of love, sympathy, perception and acceptance in a very peaceful environment.
The marriage of poetry and dance sowed the seeds of a new collaborative art being created.
We sowed the seeds of bravery And reaped the harvest.
Thus imperialism itself sowed the seeds of destruction in Rome.
We sowed the seeds of Christianity in it.
Indeed, we unwittingly sowed the seeds of our own downfall.
It sowed the seeds of a universal Cult that revolved around the defeat of death.
I think I may have sowed the seeds of misunderstanding.
Sowed the seeds on that passionate night, huh?
This quest for domination sowed the seeds for the development of the fighting arts.
In almost dialectical fashion, Doha 's moment of triumph also sowed the seeds of its unraveling.
These wins sowed the seeds for many years to come.
She encouraged Gardner to believe in himself and sowed the seeds of self-reliance in him.
You only sowed the seeds but did not care for them.
An entire generation witnessed India 's brutality, which sowed the seeds of rejection and resistance.
Atheists sowed the seeds which bore their logical and baleful fruit.
Annie Leibovitz 's Rolling Stone cover shoot sowed the seeds of Nicks ' affair with Fleetwood.
They sowed the seeds of white supremacy and hatred of others that Trump harvested.
Cato 's actions actually sowed the seeds for further rebellion.
He sowed the seeds of peace, braving all the dangers.
You, servant of your empire, sowed the seeds of hatred.

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