How to Use handicraft in a Sentence

handicraft

noun
  • Her favorite handicraft is sewing.
  • There are so many ways to display your handicrafts that are sure to take your home decor to the next level.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
  • There, as in Pacaraima, many live on the street, beg and sell handicrafts in the other cities.
    — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
  • There, as in Pacaraima, many live on the street, beg, and sell handicrafts in the other cities.
    — Peter Prengaman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2018
  • There, merchants sell fresh produce, handicrafts, tea, spices and more.
    — Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • The gift shop will highlight handicrafts and art by local artists and artisans.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Some of their methods are high-tech; others hark back to ancestral handicraft.
    — Antonia Mufarech, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Patchwork has been used by cultures around the world for centuries, and this handicraft still has a beloved place in our homes today.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Throughout the old town, kitschy souvenir shops have replaced handicraft stalls and bookstores.
    — Gilles Sabrié Vivian Wang, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The entire city revolves around a traditional plaza where arts and handicrafts are still sold to this day.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
  • From cafés to artisanal handicraft shops to boutique hotels, there are unique spots popping up all around the city.
    — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Each night, a different Omani city takes control of the main stage to show off songs, handicrafts, dances, clothes, and games.
    — Samuel McNeil, The Seattle Times, 24 Aug. 2017
  • In many ways, crochet is the ultimate handicraft, as it can’t be replicated by a machine.
    — Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 18 May 2021
  • Her casual, easy-going attire helps the contestants feel at ease and lets their handicrafts shine.
    — Lourdes Avila Uribe, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2018
  • The curved pool with its handicraft blue mosaics by Michael Mayer offers an ode of calm in the bustle of the city.
    — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • See the handicrafts area in Khan El Khalili Or go at night to watch belly dancing at night.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • As the handicraft evolves, its practitioners see it in the context of history.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But female farmers usually earn more money off the farm, by selling poultry or handicrafts, than men do.
    — Saleh Ahmed, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Browse a market of Mexican handicrafts and eat taquitos on Olvera Street.
    — Krista Simmons, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • Hundreds of vendors set up stalls outside the stadium to sell food and Tibetan handicrafts.
    — Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Today, the low-slung building where human beings were once sold is, rather unsettlingly, filled with handicraft shops.
    — Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
  • All of Hillbrook’s structures are made by hand by an Amish community known for its handicraft.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 19 June 2020
  • Mogo, once reliant on gold and timber, has in recent decades drawn tourists with its handicraft shops and a gold-mining museum, all of which burned in last week’s fire.
    — Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2020
  • The handicraft sector was crushed, the fledgling IT industry and startups were wiped out.
    — Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Dries Van Noten’s fusion of couture handicraft and relaxed sportswear.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Friday is market day in Shaxi, where locals from around the region come to trade animals, groceries, and handicrafts.
    — Mei Zhang, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • This is another world from the postcard Guatemala of azure lakes, towering volcanoes and handicraft stands.
    — Patrick J. McDonnell, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
  • There was Moorish-style latticework on the doors, and halls filled with handicraft ceramics from Michoacán.
    — Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Hosting friends and family at your home can be a satisfying use of this energy, but so can pulling out the recipes, songs, and handicrafts of your ancestors.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
  • Shop for handicrafts in Artist Alley and enjoy authentic cuisine.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026

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