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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Guests are encouraged to bring their sewing machine or supplies for hand sewing.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The sewing station includes a dress form, cutting tables and mats to make quick work of cutting patterns or quilt pieces.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
Attached was a capsule containing small gifts—tobacco, sugar, tea, and sewing supplies—and a message of friendship which a schoolteacher in Nome had translated into Russian.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Electives like sewing and home economics haven’t been eliminated entirely from school curriculum, but many students graduate without knowing simple sewing skills.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The sewing station includes a dress form, cutting tables and mats to make quick work of cutting patterns or quilt pieces.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
Attached was a capsule containing small gifts—tobacco, sugar, tea, and sewing supplies—and a message of friendship which a schoolteacher in Nome had translated into Russian.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Electives like sewing and home economics haven’t been eliminated entirely from school curriculum, but many students graduate without knowing simple sewing skills.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sewing
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“Sewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewing. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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