How to Use sew in a Sentence

sew

verb

• The surgeon sewed the wound shut.
• I sewed the button back on the shirt.
• He sewed a patch onto his sleeve.
• She sews her own dresses by hand.
• She designs her own dresses and sews in her free time.
• Joel sews down the artist’s wigs across the perimeter of her head.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
• The long twine of a decade, hold the tattoo needle to skin and sew habibti.
  — Hala Alyan, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• Girls learned to cook and bake, to sew, to keep house, to not get too roughed up.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2022
• Start on a long side and sew a 1/2-inch seam along three sides.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022
• Just chop off the straps and back clasps, and then hand sew the outline of the cups into any dress.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Feb. 2023
• You will be taught the basic pieces and functions of the sewing machine and then sew a tote bag.
  — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2022
• Create a placemat by folding the towel in half and sewing around the edges.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
• Fold in the top 1 inch of the fabric and sew a channel, leaving a 1-inch opening.
  — Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023
• Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, 10, who excelled in school and learned how to sew from YouTube videos.
  — New York Times, 31 May 2022
• Try thrifting, buy used things, buy vintage, and learn how to sew.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 22 Apr. 2023
• Finish the edge by serging it or sewing a row of stay stitching.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2024
• To make: Cut two pieces of ribbon that are twice as long as the width; sew pieces together to form a square.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 6 June 2022
• Her foster parents had a farm in Kinder, La., and taught her how to fish, hunt, can, sew and milk cows.
  — Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
• The lyocell fill was sewn through and did not move or shift during testing.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
• Jumpsuit made of two pairs of trousers and a blazer, with the sleeves sewn to prevent movement.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
• In Scott O’Dell’s version, the explorers give her, for the journey, a blue dress sewn of men’s trousers.
  — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• While the dress had been machine-stitched, the original buttons had been sewn by hand.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2024
• My godmother, who’s also my aunt, taught me how to sew at a very young age.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
• And so Lindsey, you and I have to sew this relationship back up.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
• The medium-wash denim pants were sewn into the red pointed-toe high heels.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
• For our production of ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Andi and his twin brother sewed many of the skirts from scratch.
  — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
• And all of it is sewn and stitched and glued together in un-Alfa-like fashion.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2023
• When the robe goes missing, Larry persuades Susie to sew the Klansman a new one.
  — Malina Saval, Variety, 3 Aug. 2022
• For the next year, it was agreed that Blackjack would come along to sew winter gear out of animal hides for them.
  — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 4 Apr. 2023
• Blunt wore a gold metallic dress and stunning Tiffany & Co. jewels sewn into her hair for the event.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 7 May 2024