embroidering

Example Sentences

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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

He imagined the old weaver catching sight of the technology for the first time and being so enthralled that he fit it into a flower, like someone embroidering an iPhone inside an anemone.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Though Russians have been embroidering for centuries, cross-stitch patterns were not originally created there.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2022

Snatches of their conversation fluttered to me as they discussed Barbee's talk with enthusiasm, recalled the times of the Founder, their quavering voices weaving and embroidering his story.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison