How to Use metalsmith in a Sentence

metalsmith

noun
  • The metalsmith turned bell maker soon honed his craft and moved on to cannons and rolled copper.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 14 July 2017
  • The metalsmith turned bell maker soon honed his craft and moved on to cannons and rolled copper.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 15 July 2017
  • Thompson, a full-time metalsmith, works out of her home studio in Waynesville.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Velez worked with a metalsmith in Wisconsin to make bustiers that were raw and machine-like but never sleek.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2023
  • World meets and national meets are very common for metalsmiths, and the trade is thriving, Weiss said.
    — Lindsey Carnett, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2018
  • For the foyer with its sweeping staircase, a Michigan metalsmith built wrought iron railings.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Lucioni’s most touching portrait depicts his father, a metalsmith.
    — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Chrissy Doolen, of Magnolia, is a metalsmith who makes jewelry and wall art out of copper, silver and brass.
    — Jane Stueckemann, Houston Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The architect, designers and a metalsmith created an oversized light fixture to span the length of the room and complement the slope of the ceiling.
    — Diane Cowen, Houston Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2017
  • With the help of a Colorado metalsmith, Lucas eventually turned the rifle into garden tools.
    — Gordon R. Friedman, OregonLive.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • After sending out a call to artists in February, the city selected metalsmith Rhea Vedro to create a sculpture.
    — Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Even the pressure of commissioning a bespoke ring [from the metalsmith who makes the jewelry for Olivia’s company, Olivia Kane] didn’t stress him.
    — John Dolan, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The blasts had sent rubble and shrapnel hurtling through the theater’s portico and its tympanum, whose statuary muses, farmers, and metalsmiths were still upright but were backlit by sunbeams now that no masonry was behind them.
    — James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
  • Juarez works alongside a crew of three, including Herbert Patricio, a metalsmith/designer from Curitiba, Brazil.
    — Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 5 July 2018
  • When the restaurant opened in December 2009, Taylor had a metalsmith create a background to fasten the items to and started compiling the creation.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Elena Velez, known for creating provocative clothes inspired by her time working as a metalsmith in Wisconsin, won the Sustainability Award.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Metalworking skills were similarly prized among the Germanic tribes of northern Europe, who captured Roman metalsmiths and apparently put them to work.
    — Catherine M. Cameron, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2017
  • And at Woolridge’s Brooklyn studio, environmentally minded jewelry is crafted with ages-old metalsmith techniques.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Born in 1713, the son of an enterprising metalsmith, Diderot was brought up in Langres, a cathedral town north of Dijon, where he was educated by the Jesuits.
    — Dan Hofstadter, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2019
  • The metalsmith—who is Laguna, Chiricahua Apache, and Anglo—specializes in sleek, industrial jewelry pieces like cuffs and earrings.
    — Christian Allair, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The workshop is like a metalsmith’s laboratory, where craftsmen skilled in traditional goldsmithing techniques constantly experiment with new materials and methods.
    — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Sitting on a worn wooden chair in the garden on a cool Tuesday afternoon, Chambers, 43, a professional glass and metalsmith, reflected on his antiquated strain of craftsmanship.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • More than 20 employees—among them upholsterers, textile specialists, metalsmiths, carpenters, and restorers—uphold the traditions of bespoke fabrication and quality that have defined Florentine artisanship for centuries.
    — Maria Shollenbarger, ELLE Decor, 18 Oct. 2018
  • The cooler was designed by Jacquemus in collaboration with French master metalsmith Camille Gras, who has been awarded the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant, or Company of Living Heritage, label for his Camille Orfèvre workshop in Paris’ Marais district.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025

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