Examples of handmade in a Sentence
received a handmade sweater at the baby shower
Recent Examples on the Web
The handmade pastry is full of real apple chunks and glazed to perfection.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
Items for sale include handmade bath and body products, home décor, homemade desserts, pet accessories, vintage finds, jewelry, local produce, art, plants and more.
—Jshortavon, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
New furniture includes handmade Sitka spruce tables and desks.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
Beautiful handmade chessboards grace tables, and the impressive library stocks titles by Colson Whitehead and Emily St. John Mandel.
—Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
An Artisanal Market will feature more than 100 vendors with handmade items.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
Made by Tibetan artisans in CC-Tapis’s Nepalese atelier, each rug features the weaver’s signature emblazoned along the perimeter of its binding, adding a personal touch to the handmade piece.
—Zoey Poll Kin Woo Rima Suqi Zoey Poll Roxanne Fequiere Gisela Williams, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
The pants have a generous, relaxed break accentuated by handmade silver pins.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Each of the handmade sculptures has its own name and story, like Hector El Protector, which Dambo built on the Puerto Rican island of Culebra in 2014.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
Items for sale include handmade bath and body products, home décor, homemade desserts, pet accessories, vintage finds, jewelry, local produce, art, plants and more.
—Jshortavon, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
New furniture includes handmade Sitka spruce tables and desks.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
Beautiful handmade chessboards grace tables, and the impressive library stocks titles by Colson Whitehead and Emily St. John Mandel.
—Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
An Artisanal Market will feature more than 100 vendors with handmade items.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
Made by Tibetan artisans in CC-Tapis’s Nepalese atelier, each rug features the weaver’s signature emblazoned along the perimeter of its binding, adding a personal touch to the handmade piece.
—Zoey Poll Kin Woo Rima Suqi Zoey Poll Roxanne Fequiere Gisela Williams, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
The pants have a generous, relaxed break accentuated by handmade silver pins.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Each of the handmade sculptures has its own name and story, like Hector El Protector, which Dambo built on the Puerto Rican island of Culebra in 2014.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1809, in the meaning defined above
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“Handmade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handmade. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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handmade
adjective
hand·made
ˈhan(d)-ˈmād 
: made by hand or with hand tools
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