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- unstitching adjective
Etymology
Origin of stitching
Example Sentences
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But stretch that fabric over six months and look close at its stitching and there’s enough tiny holes to eventually blow the whole thing apart.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Inspired, he started making his own beats, stitching together samples and genres to create a sonic collage reflecting his tumultuous London existence.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
The upshot is that Powell faces a near-impossible task of stitching together a typically broad consensus when it doesn’t exist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
To start, you’ll need to cut a fabric rectangle that’s twice as long as it is wide and make a pouch by stitching the short sides together.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025
Tall men with lean faces sat before the largest tent, wearing black cloaks and headdresses, stitching tarps together with huge needles.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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