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embroider

[em-broi-der] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər /




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When those employees left, they had to learn how to screen-print and embroider themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Season 2 feels like much more of an ensemble affair as showrunner Tony Gilroy expands the show’s focus beyond one character’s moral development to more thoroughly embroider others that are just as worthwhile.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2025

According to legend, Tyre is the place where purple pigment was first created - the dye crushed out of snail shells to embroider royal robes.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2024

Grandmothers told stories of their mothers teaching them to embroider.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2023

He seemed so utterly enthralled that I was tempted to embroider a little more than perhaps was prudent.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

O’Connor’s monologue focused on two things those unfamiliar with his acting should know about him: that he has a reputation as a “soft boy,” someone who embroiders, scrapbooks and gardens like an “average 65-year-old woman.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2025

At the same workshop, Getu Derza, 48, carefully embroiders colourful silk threads into intricate patterns.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

Los Angeles artist Diane Meyer embroiders family photos like distorted pixelations to ask questions about memory.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2023

The supplier embroiders school logos in-house on a range of products including jumpers, sweatshirts, polo shirts and school bags.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2023

Gisa embroiders at the table, making something beautiful and exquisite and entirely beyond my comprehension.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

It is embroidered with butterflies and comes with signed photographs and a dedication by Bardot.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Arancini in hand, I passed a booth lined with turquoise jewelry, Coca-Cola merchandise and approximately 40 embroidered denim vests.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

At the graduation ceremony on Monday, she wore a gold stole embroidered with a multicolored tennis racket and the letters G.O.A.T — greatest of all time.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Deepak Chopra, who officiated, wore a jacket embroidered with an image of the night sky the day the couple met.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

I glanced down at the new dress Ma had made, a low-waisted gray silk embroidered with a spray of plum blossoms at the shoulder.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

My life today consists of watching television, reading, embroidering and drawing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2023

Giving him a back story in “Andor” is embroidering on an embroidery.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 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




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