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

Materson has since gotten clean and left prison, and he has continued embroidering.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

The authors strived to get that life right, which meant separating facts from myths — knowing how much McCartney enjoyed embroidering the “yarns” he has told over the years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

She spent her days embroidering infants’ dresses, knitting woolen booties, decorating little baskets, arranging the stacks of tiny blouses, bibs, and diapers, and ironing the sheets she had embroidered.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende