embroider

Example Sentences

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As I slipped on the long camisole and the fresh-smelling petticoat, I noticed three more petticoats stacked right there on the bed, each embroidered more beautifully than the next.

From Literature

A no-spend week nudges me toward living out that old Depression-era saying my grandmother liked enough to have embroidered on a pillow: Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.

From Salon

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

Mine from a crumpled paper bag and Jonesy’s from a fancy little Thermos brand box with a whale embroidered patch on the front.

From Literature

He even embroidered the word on his back.

From Los Angeles Times