sewing

Example Sentences

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Only after her plight was the centerpiece of a Las Vegas Sun article about public assistance did the welfare department set her up with a sewing class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Student, Emma Harrow, borrowed a sewing machine to teach herself to make alterations to clothes.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

At the bustling centre, sewing machines hummed as women stitched blankets, while others stacked thin mattresses ready to be handed out.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

In these hazy moments, it’s passion that gives them momentum to keep sewing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

They were rough, with calluses from sewing, burns from ironing, cuts from slicing potatoes.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman