sew
Example Sentences
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She said she used to purchase fabrics from the luxury department store Liberty London and her mother-in-law bought her a sewing machine and encouraged her to sew.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Others simply mocked the assertion that a new ballroom would sew up the president’s apparent security concerns.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
While watching her sew by hand, Howe realized that a machine could speed up the process, perhaps solving the family’s financial difficulties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The center funded converting a judiciary building in Sweida into a displacement center housing 130 families, complete with a workshop where women could sew clothing, including uniforms for Druze militias.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
At the trader’s, Deydey paid off the winter’s debt and bought a length of blue broadcloth for Mama to sew into a dress.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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