sewing machine

noun

: a machine that is used for sewing things

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Mariah Keopple first bought a sewing machine in college, looking for a hobby to pass the time when the Ivy League hockey season was canceled due to the COVID pandemic. Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Wheat worked as a sewing machine operator at Sandlot Goods for nearly six years and loved her job. Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Our pages became the hub for chronicling these innovations—tens of thousands of them, from the sewing machine to the airplane. Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 Every weekday morning, Luwi Ikabala sets up a sewing machine beside piles of sweet potatoes and firewood at the main market in Goroka, in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sewing machine

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“Sewing machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewing%20machine. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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sewing machine

noun
: a machine for sewing
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