shoemaker

Example Sentences

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The weak controls aren’t a good look, evoking the old proverb about the shoemaker whose children go barefoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

"There's a bit of everybody here," says shoemaker Chris Francis, the custodian of the famous feet molds.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

UK call-centre firm Ventrica, which works with brands such as shoemaker Clarks, fashion chain New Look and McDonald's, opened an operation in South Africa in 2022.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

For more than 50 years Di Fabrizio was the most sought after shoemaker in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

It was about a shoemaker who used the last of his shoe leather to outfit a trio of fairies.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson