- present participle of tailor.
Etymology
Origin of tailoring
Example Sentences
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"Since those incidents occurred... there were no women in the markets," 26-year-old Ramin Ghafoori, a Herat-based businessman who runs a tailoring shop, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
While the first two seasons often presented Lestat through structured tailoring and muted palettes, Season 3 arrives in a much louder world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
These agencies can "commission" specific programmes, tailoring them to suit the demands of students they are recruiting.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
It can however adjust how it oversees small- to midsize banks tailoring without congressional approval, Tamayo says, “and we think this is increasingly likely.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
After three years of him believing in me, pushing me, tailoring my workouts, I’d become the fastest 400-meter sprinter in the league.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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