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Outside of her job, Elise Lonnee liked to sew and crochet. — Molly Korzenowski, Twin Cities, "Elise Lonnee, co-owner of iconic Four Inns restaurant in downtown St. Paul, dies at 88," 27 June 2019 Participants will learn to sew bears or stuff bears to place in San Diego County sheriff deputy patrol cars for children in crisis. — Maureen Robertson, Ramona Sentinel, "News Briefs: Bow Wow Pow Wow, school plan public hearing," 5 June 2019 Growing up in a small town in Idaho, the Texan learned to sew, weave, and farm from her family and neighbors at a young age. — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, "Meet the Contestants of Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman's New Crafting Show Making It," 20 June 2018 Grey joins a list of South Floridians who have done very well on sew-sew show, including Amanda Perna of Delray Beach, Roberi Parra of Miami, Uli Herzner of Miami Beach, Katelyn Pankoke from Parkland and Kenley Collins from Pompano Beach. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "South Florida designer Sebastian Grey wins ‘Project Runway’," 14 June 2019 Each month volunteers gather to cut, sew and assemble pajama kits to provide pajamas to those in need. — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Avid bowler marks 100th birthday at bowling alley," 13 June 2019 Upon placing an order, customers can input their measurements, leave notes for the production team, and view the name of the person who will sew their garments. — Teen Vogue, "Designer Kelsey Randall Has Launched a Line of Made-to-Order Baby Doll Dresses," 29 May 2019 After the wet strips were pulled from the water, they were rushed to a nearby laundromat to be dried, then hauled back up to be ironed and sewn. — Hailey Branson-potts, latimes.com, "On the 40th anniversary of the LGBTQ pride symbol, artist wants her rainbow flag story told," 8 June 2018 But if a clothing company paid someone to sew clothes at home, then that person should be considered an employee, entitled to minimum wage, breaks, and other benefits of employment. — Klint Finley, WIRED, "A California Ruling Threatens the Gig Economy," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sew.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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