Examples of 'were sown' in a sentence

Meaning of "were sown"

The phrase 'were sown' refers to the action of planting seeds or initiating something. It can be used metaphorically to describe the beginning or starting point of a process or event

How to use "were sown" in a sentence

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Plots were sown with four conifer species.
But the seeds of their love were sown.
The plants were sown directly to the pot.
The seeds of our school were sown.
The seeds of partition were sown long before independence.
Orwell said the seeds were sown.
Seeds were sown in trays filled with coconut fibres.
Even here the seeds were sown pretty early.
Seeds were sown in trays filled with potting soil.
The seeds of his demise were sown at the beginning.
Seeds were sown for a fairer world.
The first seeds of conflict were sown.
New seeds of hatred were sown by the war every day.
The seeds of discontent were sown.
Some seeds were sown but nothing was growing except grass.

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The seeds of its destruction were sown at its birth.
Plants were sown per treatment.
The precious seed were sown.
The resulting seeds were sown in soil and allowed to germinate.
Then the seeds were sown.
Seeds were sown in trays with adapted compost for sowing.
The only difference is that they were sown a week apart.
Crimson sweet were sown in plastic trays filled with commercial substrate.
And so the seeds of doubt and distrust were sown.
The seeds were sown by him.
Only in the year following that in which they were sown.
The seeds of this problem were sown many years ago.
Along the access road to the airport poppies were sown.
Seeds of a variety of test species were sown in standard soil in pots.
It was there that the seeds for his success were sown.
Seeds of selfed primary transformants were sown and selected on kanamycin.
We have had almost no rain since our seeds were sown.
Were sown in polystyrene trays until sized reached enough to be transplanted to pots.
Perhaps some seeds were sown.
Plants were sown out on the main breeding field of the inventors.
The seeds for the conflict were sown years prior.
The seeds were sown there for the great passions in my life.
The seeds of disagreement were sown.
The seeds of the deal were sown more than a year ago.
Seeds were sown or small rooted plantlets were transferred into the infected soil.
Three months after coating the seeds were sown in a field.
Five peas were sown in each pot and covered with clean soil.
Seeds of love were sown.
Seeds were sown in trays filled with a sandy loam soil from the field.
Of suspicion were sown.
Over time the seeds were sown and the ground was cleared of any competitive vegetation.
Seeds of liberation were sown.
The plants were sown in plastic pots containing the same amount of water saturated substrate.
The seeds of the test plants were sown separately for each species.
Seeds were sown in Petri dishes on wet filter paper.

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