Used in a Sentence

woven

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for woven.

Editorial note

Simple, in the way Rich Hickey advocates, means the opposite of complex, which means that things are woven together.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of woven gathered in one view.

noun

A cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

adjective

Fabricated by weaving.

adjective

Interlaced

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for woven.

noun

A cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

adjective

Fabricated by weaving.

adjective

Interlaced

Example sentences

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Simple, in the way Rich Hickey advocates, means the opposite of complex, which means that things are woven together.

2

Old Testament law and prophesy is woven deeply in the fabric of the gospels and of Paul's letters.

3

Tightly woven communities are absent from modern lives as there has been a big push for individualism and materialism.

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As you read, you can see a complex theme slowly but deftly woven from the timelines of the several stories.

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Founded in 2010, Woven is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices and production facilities in New York, Chicago and Austin.

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This piece is a well-built observation; woven from the oft frayed edges of film and books.

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Otherwise big fish will PR-down all the small fish into regulation network woven by itself.

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They aren't woven from thin air, they come from experimenting with existing ideas.

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Google is so tightly woven into Chrome and is a huge privacy risk.

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True, though tightly woven communities have many implicit rules, sometimes explicit, that can govern anything from sexuality to what you wear and where you live.

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Even if it started as a bunch of separate systems, they become slowly woven and pulled together by all special-case webservice calls and database state-sharing.

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Though they're not yet woven into our clothing, Kurzweil has pointed out in recent talks that smartphones such as the iPhone fulfill the same role.

Quote examples

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But more than half a century after the concept was coined, “evolving standards” is deeply woven into Supreme Court tradition.

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Kurzweil makes several specific predictions in his "2010 scenario": * Computers will become invisible and invade our environment -- woven into our clothing, embedded in our furniture, and so forth.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use woven in a sentence?

Simple, in the way Rich Hickey advocates, means the opposite of complex, which means that things are woven together.

What does woven mean?

A cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.

What part of speech is woven?

woven is commonly used as noun, adjective.