needleful
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She took a new needleful of thread, waxed it carefully, threaded her needle with a steady hand, and then observed, with perfect composure—
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
How has it been with you since your return? and," as she separated a needleful of silk from what seemed an inextricable tangle, "if I may ask, what have you been doing?
From David Harum A Story of American Life by Westcott, Edward Noyes
The next needleful proved more successful, and the listener asked if the Ashbys were getting on comfortably at present.
From Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches by Jewett, Sarah Orne
"Maybe if you would read books you would feel better," said Mrs. Peopping, scooping up a needleful of steel beads.
From The Vertical City by Hurst, Fannie
The beaded bag, cunningly contrived, needleful by needleful, from little strands of colored-glass caviar, glittered its hour.
From The Vertical City by Hurst, Fannie
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