darning

Example Sentences

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Her first act as a nonworking person: a solo trip to Scotland, where she took a darning workshop and learned how to repair sweaters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The seamstresses in Obama’s lineage worked for white families, making and fixing and darning their clothes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

"The shelling of peas, the darning of socks, the sort of thing my mum used to do sitting and watching the television... knitting," he explained.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2020

In one room, the murals depict scenes from military life: soldiers crouched in combat, donning gas masks, and cleaning weapons and darning socks during downtime.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2018

And I was darning so many holey socks at the boardinghouse, my nose had grown numb from the particularly brutal odor of sweaty, dusty feet.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan