How to Use sewing in a Sentence

sewing

noun
  • She left her sewing in the living room.
  • This easy sewing project makes a great gift or stocking stuffer.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Tranter said the sewing class is in its second week.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • For instance, the sewing kit could be used to make a sling or patch a tent hole.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2018
  • Check out our free tote bag sewing pattern and get started now!
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Dust off the wood saw or get the sewing machine out of the attic.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The shelves are filled mostly with books on sewing and knitting.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Two years ago, my mom gave me a sewing machine for my birthday.
    — Eric Hockman, Sunset Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
  • One didn’t even know how to thread the needle of a sewing machine.
    — oregonlive, 1 May 2020
  • Since then, sewing has seen me through five tumultuous years.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Vasilas was around sewing from early on.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Slip the open end of the case around your sewing machine's work surface.
    — Sonja Carmon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Panels of jeans are printed on both sides and then cut by laser for sewing.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The white paint on the sewing needle plates chips away with all the pounding.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Before anyone speaks, a folk song is sung and a maid sleeps at her sewing.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The act of sewing wasn’t aesthetic.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Her trade trick is a queen-size coverlet cut in two with help from a sewing pro.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
  • This style of ruler is a must for sewing kits, and for drafting and drawing projects.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • With no sewing required, this studio is a cinch to use for those with an eye for style.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The sewing element was what struck Gomez most.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Etch out the eyes, then stick red sewing pins through the center of each to create beady stares.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The two spend three to five nights a week sewing until midnight or later.
    — Emily Schwing, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • That means a hotspot will punch a line of eruptions through the plate a bit like a sewing machine.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 11 May 2018
  • New sewing machines and supplies were purchased and put in the new store.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2020
  • But sewing is an act that continues to give my life meaning when times are hard.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • All those long hours of sewing inspired a song in the 1970s.
    — Nichole Marks, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • His mother-in-law made a Masku-sized mask on her sewing machine.
    — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Iranian state news said the fire broke out in the prison's sewing workshop.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Rowan filled the room with props such as mannequins, sewing machines and a robe that guests can put on.
    — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Her original sewing table was one of those items.
    — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 1 June 2026

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