How to Use stow in a Sentence

stow

verb

• He stowed his gear in a locker.
• Luggage may be stowed under the seat.
• With the roof stowed in the front truck, there is none.
  — Fortune, 19 Apr. 2018
• Jonathan Gitlin Here, the third row of seats is stowed flat.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
• The stools are small enough to stow in the open niches when not in use.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2024
• If stowing in a fridge, place the bulb and vase in a paper bag.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2018
• The case doesn’t even have a good way to charge the headset when it’s stowed inside.
  — Anshel Sag, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• The included stylus works with the touch screen and stows in a slot.
  — Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2019
• So Steinkamp offered to take the man’s guns and stow them in his car until the ride was over.
  — Doug MacCash, nola.com, 9 June 2019
• The area that would be used to stow the seat under the floor is where the hybrid's battery pack goes.
  — G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
• The most foolproof way to stow and track items is with clear storage bins.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 29 Dec. 2022
• Back in 1897, Ballentine stowed the starter in a flour sack and trekked over the Chilkoot Pass on his way to the Klondike gold fields.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
• That’s enough to stow a few suitcases, the groceries, and so on.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 30 Apr. 2022
• No steering feel, third row heavy to stow, even worse shifter.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
• There’s also a slip pocket to stow items and keep them dry and safe.
  — Rachel Klein, Forbes, 14 June 2021
• Feel free to hang up your wet clothes or stow your equipment here.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
• Best of all, the zippered hip belt pocket is large enough to stow your cell phone.
  — Hannah Singleton, SELF, 19 May 2022
• The large pieces can be stowed in the two pouches provided.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
• Leave them in their carton—and don't stow them in the fridge door, which is warmer than the shelves, Blatner adds.
  — Susan Choung, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
• Airlines tend to stow the equipment in cargo, for lack of space in the cabin.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2017
• This leaves lots of space in the well beneath the tiny third-seat cushions for stowing gear.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
• The schools might even have lockers where people could stow things.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 June 2019
• Make sure your layers are easy to take off and put back on, and leave enough room in your pack to stow them away.
  — oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2020
• In the key kidnapping scene, a prop gun that was supposed to be stowed in a purse was nowhere to be found.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 Apr. 2018
• In this case, stow it away in a pull-out drawer or underneath the sink.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2022
• The dayboat is stowed under the aft deck and stays outside while the sub is diving.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2023
• The same cartridge pen, the ink replaced many times, has been stowed in Lahey’s desk for three decades.
  — Alison Kuznitz, courant.com, 2 July 2018
• So do carry-on bags that must be stowed in overhead bins.
  — Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2018
• Suitcases go through a lot of wear and tear, whether it's stowed in the overhead bin on your flight or bumping along the baggage carousel.
  — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
• In addition to that, the zine’s compact size (8.5 inches by 5.5 inches) is easy to stow in a beach tote and won’t blow around in the breeze like the newspaper version would.
  — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024