Examples of seamstress in a Sentence
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Faith’s mother, a seamstress, later became a fashion designer with her own label, Mme. Willi Posey, and an atelier in Harlem.
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Margalit Fox, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Her grandmother, a seamstress, cared for young Tasha while Gwendolyn and Eric were at work.
—Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Phin attributes her fashion affinity to her mother, an ardent fashion enthusiast who clinched the title of best-dressed in college, and her grandmother, a skilled seamstress.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
Cú Chub, a Mayan seamstress, mortgaged her house to pay the gang harassing them the equivalent of $4,000, said her daughter, Evelin Gabriela Gue.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Looking back on their wedding, Clark recalls the anticipation of seeing Vallejos walk down the aisle with his father and catching his first glimpse of her in her wedding dress, an off-the-shoulder design custom made by a Peruvian seamstress.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
Her father, Charles St. Hill, was a factory worker from British Guiana, while her mother, Ruby Seale St. Hill, was a seamstress from Barbados.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Consider consulting a local seamstress or tailor who can accurately measure you for a small fee or even at no cost.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The seamstress eventually left the hothouse environment of Washington to run the Department of Sewing and Domestic Science Arts for Ohio’s Wilberforce University, the first college in the U.S. owned and operated by African Americans.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Margalit Fox, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Her grandmother, a seamstress, cared for young Tasha while Gwendolyn and Eric were at work.
—Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Phin attributes her fashion affinity to her mother, an ardent fashion enthusiast who clinched the title of best-dressed in college, and her grandmother, a skilled seamstress.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
Cú Chub, a Mayan seamstress, mortgaged her house to pay the gang harassing them the equivalent of $4,000, said her daughter, Evelin Gabriela Gue.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Looking back on their wedding, Clark recalls the anticipation of seeing Vallejos walk down the aisle with his father and catching his first glimpse of her in her wedding dress, an off-the-shoulder design custom made by a Peruvian seamstress.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
Her father, Charles St. Hill, was a factory worker from British Guiana, while her mother, Ruby Seale St. Hill, was a seamstress from Barbados.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Consider consulting a local seamstress or tailor who can accurately measure you for a small fee or even at no cost.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The seamstress eventually left the hothouse environment of Washington to run the Department of Sewing and Domestic Science Arts for Ohio’s Wilberforce University, the first college in the U.S. owned and operated by African Americans.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamstress. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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seamstress
noun
seam·stress
ˈsēm(p)-strəs 
: a woman who sews especially for a living
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