How to Use yarn in a Sentence

yarn

1 of 2 noun
  • The sheep's wool will be spun into yarn.
  • This yarn needs to be washed by hand.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Wool can be used in both warp and weft yarn.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Pilling is most common with wool yarn.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • What are the best knitting yarns to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • This yarn is dyed by hand so every skein is unique.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Items made from yarn and wool from the farm are sold online.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Accent a spring door with our easy-to-make wreath made from yarn.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Wrap yarn around foam wreath frames to create this bright trio of wreaths.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Outline the eyes with rust yarn, then add a black yarn mouth and pom-pom nose.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Carefully light the yarn with a match or lighter.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Fill an empty wall or hallway with a tree that's made of yarn.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Wrap the bottom third in yarn, and secure with clear craft glue.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Pull the yarn through to create a loop on your right-hand needle.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This yarn tree stands just a yard high, including the paint-can base.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Rodriguez, who crochets in her spare time, looked through the yarn.
    — Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Bring your current project of yarn, thread, bead, fiber or paper.
    — Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Use it to store craft supplies like paint cans, yarn, and rolls of paper.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Bits of yarn are scattered across his steel bunk and the table in front of him.
    — Kunlyna Tauch, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Attach the extra small pink pom-pom on top of the yarn whiskers for a nose.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Tape three strands of yarn together at the top, and braid the length of the strands.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • First, wrap green yarn around a wreath form (available at your local crafts store).
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Bubsy can lock onto yarn balls and quickly bounce off of them.
    — PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Secure the ends of the yarn to a starting point and an ending point.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • But like all good yarns, the legend has continued to evolve.
    — JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
  • It’s made from recycled yarn and comes in six colors to suit your style.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • It’s made from recycled yarn and comes in six colors to suit your style.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Cut yarn, pulling it through the open loops with a tapestry needle.
    — Connie Chang, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Make this garland in warm autumn shades by crafting pom-poms from yarn.
    — Shelby Deering, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • If modern isn't your style, try wrapping the hoops in yarn or ribbon.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023

yarn

2 of 2 verb
  • Put a hole in the bottom of two or more plastic cups and thread string or yarn through each one.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • Glue the shapes to yarn before hanging on a mantel.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over and pull through three times in the same space to create your bobble.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The soft blanket is made from a blend of acrylic and wool yarn that's lightweight yet warm enough to keep you cozy on movie nights.
    — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Secure the planets to yarn with the needle and thread up through remaining eight holes.
    — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Renee Charley spins yarn using a drop spindle, as a baby naps in his cradleboard.
    — Kiliii Yüyan, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Members of the Yarnicorns knitting and crochet group worked yarn through hooks and needles.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
  • Forty-eight vendors sold everything from fresh beef and eggs to yarn made from alpaca fiber, handmade signs and bags, to natural soaps and body products.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Leung suggests bending extra wire hangers into frames for mini planters and attaching small pouches with twine or yarn to hold air plants.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The candle burns for up to 110 hours, and after all of the wax has melted away, you'll be left with a stunning skeleton of the fabric and yarn pieces.
    — Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The store sold everything from Sharpies to yarn to sketchbooks, the vast majority of which was amassed from donations, which can still be mailed, delivered, or picked up locally.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Many others have turned, like me, to yarn crafts as a form of stress relief, hoping to lose themselves in a simple, repetitive activity or to make the most of their time in quarantine by learning a new skill.
    — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Learn about how wool goes from lamb to yarn, meet barnyard animals and thoroughbred horses, explore fields filled with dahlias, ride a donkey and, of course, shop for fresh vegetables, cheese, meat and other farm products.
    — Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Gina Owen is a member of the Dallas Yarn Bombers group, an organization that crafts yarn installations around the city.
    — Dallas News, 29 June 2022
  • On a pragmatic level, the single cotton yarn that features in every piece is machine-washable, easily packable and naturally breathable.
    — Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Eventually, The Kelly Clarkson Show host gave up on her work, balling the needles and yarn together to signify she was done with both the piece and the video.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2023
  • As recent graduates from the University of California, Davis, he and co-founder Moby Ahmed had some initial lab data but not much in the way of substantial proof, let alone yarn samples or prototypes.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
  • After speaking her peace, which included explaining the historical and cultural links to yarn for Black people, Moore exerted her motherly authority by summoning her daughter Sharon to speak.
    — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 7 Jan. 2022

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