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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Technician Pamela Cain used a mix of machine and hand-sewing techniques to put the mascot together.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Nordstrom, North America’s largest employer of tailors and alteration specialists, teamed up with New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology to launch a nine-week program in advanced sewing and alteration techniques.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
This group included activities like reading, doing puzzles, engaging in hobbies such as knitting or sewing, or working on a computer in a way that involves thinking and processing information.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
As high unemployment persisted, however, Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which put millions to work on projects like building schools, paving roads, and sewing clothes.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Nordstrom, North America’s largest employer of tailors and alteration specialists, teamed up with New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology to launch a nine-week program in advanced sewing and alteration techniques.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
This group included activities like reading, doing puzzles, engaging in hobbies such as knitting or sewing, or working on a computer in a way that involves thinking and processing information.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
As high unemployment persisted, however, Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which put millions to work on projects like building schools, paving roads, and sewing clothes.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Sewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewing. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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