embroidering

Example Sentences

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Kit men spent the 24 hours before Argentina faced England embroidering those shirts with numbers and the national crest.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The mother-of-two said she works all day sewing clothes and embroidering but she can't afford baby formula for her youngest.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

An A-line grey wool collarless coat had pink peonies of varying sizes splashed over it, while a shorter white wool cape was adorned with similar detailed pink and yellow peony embroidering.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

The changes didn’t just happen, like the snow embroidering the Rockies in winter, or the runoff that swells Colorado’s icy rivers in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2023

Instead, they passed the time by telling stories of the war in 1948, embroidering their memories with worry and tears.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat