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embroider

[em-broi-der] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər /




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The admiration Ms. Footer has for Bradley is obvious, but it sometimes leads her to embroider the little that is known of his inner life.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 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

Grandmothers told stories of their mothers teaching them to embroider.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2023

“I’m going to embroider that on a T-shirt,’’ said Thorn, 76, with pride.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2023

Practical as ever, the girls proceeded to pluck the coat and use the feathers to make pillows upon which to embroider the sayings of Agatha Swanburne.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

Erick Medel embroiders denim with an industrial sewing machine, making works that touch on everyday life in Los Angeles, particularly those living and working in Boyle Heights and the city’s Eastside.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

The large fabric “mapestries” that she embroiders with topographical details add to her affiliation with traditional craftspeople.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

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

Much of the stitched masterpiece, which is actually coloured yarn embroidered on linen rather than a woven tapestry, is currently covered up in giant polyester sheeting, to protect it from light damage.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Both had the same question embroidered on them: “¿Y si sí?”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

But, more pertinently, Hegseth’s fear of the phrase “diversity is our strength,” an idiom so blandly inoffensive you can probably find it embroidered on a hand towel at T.J.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

At the time, a similar cap -- white, with gold embroidered letters -- was for sale on The Trump Organization website for $55.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

His tunic and toga were of black wool, embroidered with threads of gold.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

Although Aleys’ mother cannot read, she knows the stories of the saints and relishes embroidering them with “goriest” details to keep her children interested.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

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

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




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