as in needlewoman
a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job
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Recent Examples of seamstress
His mother was a seamstress, whose deceased first husband had been a sign painter; Whitten inherited his tools.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Sergio Trujillo’s staging and choreography in these classic musical comedy numbers keep the show aloft, none so stunning as when the seamstresses, suffering from the stifling heat, decide to strip to their undergarments for their own comfort.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
The wife of someone who worked at BMA was a seamstress and pitched in.
—Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
The gown was gifted by the bride's parents, John and Sandy, and customized by seamstress Nina E Designs, who added floral lace appliqués and a detachable overskirt.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Sergio Trujillo’s staging and choreography in these classic musical comedy numbers keep the show aloft, none so stunning as when the seamstresses, suffering from the stifling heat, decide to strip to their undergarments for their own comfort.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
The wife of someone who worked at BMA was a seamstress and pitched in.
—Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
The gown was gifted by the bride's parents, John and Sandy, and customized by seamstress Nina E Designs, who added floral lace appliqués and a detachable overskirt.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for seamstress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seamstress
Noun
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One hundred and fifty years later, young Isobel, a gifted needlewoman, dreams of her own escape from the limited options open to women; her greatest desire is to own a dressmaking shop.—
Heller McAlpin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Oct. 2022
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Set in the 1930s, Chevalier’s new novel follows a woman whose fiancé died in World War I and who finds a sense of community among the guild of needlewomen embroidering kneelers for the pews at one of Britain’s great cathedrals.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2019
Noun
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Under heavy rain, Matthew Stone was clearing branches and a log from a storm sewer in front of his home on Guadalupe Street in Kerrville on Sunday as several inches of water pooled on the road.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Under heavy rain, Matthew Stone was clearing branches and a log from a storm sewer in front of his home on Guadalupe Street in Kerrville on Sunday as several inches of water pooled up on the road.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamstress. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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