How to Use dressmaker in a Sentence

dressmaker

noun
  • And Wang's will bring instant dressmaker chic to one and all.
    — Cynthia Kling, ELLE Decor, 30 Sep. 2010
  • They have been placed one by one atop dressmaker pins, piercing the appendage all over.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Her clothes, though they were made at home by her dressmaker sister, seemed copies of Parisian styles.
    — Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Both are big enough that the tailor and dressmaker can come to the owners, not the reverse.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2020
  • Plus, these three dressmakers, all sisters, have shifted gears.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • If the baker wins, he will be followed by a chef, a dressmaker, or a DJ.
    — Adam Winkler, New Republic, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The bride-to-be has already chosen a dressmaker, and she's kept the name tightly under wraps.
    — Megan Decker, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Milliners and dressmakers then reflected those themes in women’s clothes.
    — National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2020
  • That may be news to fans of Panichgul, who’s been known more as a dressmaker than for simple tailoring.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 3 June 2019
  • After carving your jack-o'-lantern, attach it to the top of a dressmaker's dummy.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 5 July 2022
  • For most of her working life, Sealy was an accountant who wanted to be a dressmaker.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The shop also carries tools for dressmakers and sewing hobbyists alike.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • My husband’s grandmother used to be a dressmaker and has gifted me amazing pieces.
    — ELLE, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Maria was a highly esteemed and skilled designer and dressmaker.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 May 2018
  • Recent subjects have ranged from the theme of punk to the math-minded dressmaker Charles James.
    — Troy Patterson, Bloomberg.com, 1 May 2017
  • Like dressmaker dummies, Margiela’s linen tops were numbered and lettered.
    — Vogue, 10 Nov. 2015
  • Over her 60 year reign the Queen has amassed an army of staffers, but few have been trusted with the task of royal dressmaker.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 June 2021
  • Over her 70-year reign the Queen has amassed an army of staffers, but few have been trusted with the task of royal dressmaker.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 1 June 2022
  • Despite Coco’s tears, the lavender creation went back to the dressmaker.
    — Susan Goldman Rubin, Time, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Not a year after their first date, Nelson showed Winnie the house of a dressmaker and told her she should get fitted.
    — Stephanie Hanes, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Cassini, best known as a dressmaker for Jackie Kennedy, died from a stroke in 2006.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Glasse was also a dressmaker to the 18th century Princess Charlotte—which is the front piece of one of her books.
    — Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Even the dressmakers of the world were not dreaming about ordinary-looking cars priced below $1,000.
    — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
  • The three-time Oscar winner stars as a famed dressmaker in 1950s London.
    — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Born in Lima, Peru, Montoya grew up with a grandmother who was a dressmaker.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 June 2023
  • Also favoring the waist and nodding to Martin Margiela are pretty tops that follow the shape of a dressmaker’s form.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 July 2023
  • Meanwhile, the dressmaker’s agents tried to tell the Custom House that the dresses were only worth $200.
    — Elizabeth Block, Town & Country, 22 Feb. 2022
  • He and his siblings were raised by their dressmaker mother and coal merchant father in Reggio Calabria, on the toe of the boot of Italy.
    — Kate Betts, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2018
  • In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker’s life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman who becomes his muse and lover.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 11 Feb. 2022

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