Example Sentences

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In keeping with the tradition of Yuletide pullovers, Yiayia knits a bright-red Christmas sweater adorned with tassels and bells for her grandson’s dog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

These knits have become synonymous with the holiday season.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

From Sunday football to the Olympic Games, collectively watching and sharing these stories knits us together.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

May very occasionally helps out with the knitting at A' The Airts centre, but mostly knits the gloves on commission, just as her mother did.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

At breakneck speed Ashima knits sweater-vests for her father, her father-in-law, her brother, her three favorite uncles.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri