seamstress
Example Sentences
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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
Mia has also identified a seamstress who made persistent errors in the original work.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
Tired of wearing the clothes that his seamstress mother made for him, Strachan raised money for shopping by working on a fishing boat, spending weeks at a time at sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 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
An old seamstress took a peacoat of mine, tore the lining out, opened and flattened the sleeves, added a collar, put arm holes in and handed me back a beautiful cape.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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