Etymology
Origin of darning
Example Sentences
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Her first act as a nonworking person: a solo trip to Scotland, where she took a darning workshop and learned how to repair sweaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
The seamstresses in Obama’s lineage worked for white families, making and fixing and darning their clothes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
"The shelling of peas, the darning of socks, the sort of thing my mum used to do sitting and watching the television... knitting," he explained.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2020
“It’s very much a pro-feminist statement,” Ms. Kritzer said of the song, “about women of the time and how they’re not just at home darning socks and cleaning kitchens.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2017
The women ran cottage industries, making lace and darning socks.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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