- present participle of tailor.
tailoring
Example Sentences
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What is it about tailoring itself that continues to fascinate you, and do you see pleasure in the discipline and restraint of a perfectly constructed garment?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Requests are posted in a private Facebook group where volunteers can take them on, often tailoring cakes to a child's favourite characters or interests.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Piracicaba spent decades tailoring its machinery industry to U.S. buyers; unlike agricultural commodities, machines built to American specifications can’t simply be redirected elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Rather than modernizing the home through an extensive renovation, however, the couple chose to preserve its midcentury character while tailoring other elements of the dwelling to their lifestyle.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Farmer started treating patients in August 1996, transporting Zanmi Lasante’s TB program to Carabayllo, and tailoring it to MDR and other local circumstances.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
