Examples of handwork in a Sentence
She wore a beaded dress that required many hours of handwork.
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The labor-intensive upholstery requires 11 miles of thread, 2.2 million stitches, and 20 hours of handwork.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 July 2024
Scale and efficiency mean less handwork and greater speed on a larger number of products.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
As a result, the garments, which are made in Italy with a high degree of handwork, will be delivered to customers in as little as five weeks with comparatively gentle pricing.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Black Line shirts start at $345 and require around 16 hours to produce, while a Gold Line shirt—yours for $495 or more—benefits from up to 36 hours of handwork.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 July 2024
Scale and efficiency mean less handwork and greater speed on a larger number of products.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
As a result, the garments, which are made in Italy with a high degree of handwork, will be delivered to customers in as little as five weeks with comparatively gentle pricing.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Black Line shirts start at $345 and require around 16 hours to produce, while a Gold Line shirt—yours for $495 or more—benefits from up to 36 hours of handwork.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Handwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handwork. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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handwork
noun
hand·work
ˈhan-ˌdwərk 
: work done with the hands and not by machine
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