1
: the act, method, or occupation of one that sews
2
: material that has been or is to be sewed
Examples of sewing in a Sentence
She left her sewing in the living room.
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For two years, the 33-year-old sewing operator didn’t have enough money to fill her family’s bellies and fend off the debt collectors at the same time.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
With no sewing required, this studio is a cinch to use for those with an eye for style.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The retail chain has also expanded its yarn selection by 25% this year and stocked other popular sewing brands, such as Gütermann threads.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
With no sewing required, this studio is a cinch to use for those with an eye for style.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The retail chain has also expanded its yarn selection by 25% this year and stocked other popular sewing brands, such as Gütermann threads.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sewing
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“Sewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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