seamstress

Example Sentences

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Welsh described Hogg as a "punk-rock Paisley seamstress".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The son of a seamstress and a mechanic, Wirun was a straight-A student who studied at one of Thailand's top medical schools.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Her relatives said she separated from her husband around her son's birth and supports her family as a seamstress while living with her maternal relatives.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

The only person to show up on the departure date, however, is Ada, 22, a seamstress and house cleaner who is terrified of polar bears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

The seamstress did not understand what was being said but knew that this was an occasion for shame.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris