sewn
Americanverb
verb
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Explanation
If something is sewn, it's made or repaired with stitches. A sewn patch, for example, is attached to the knee of your jeans with stitched thread. You can embroider a sewn design on fabric, or a use a needle and thread on a sewn repair to your favorite pair of socks. Anything sewn has been fastened, patched, or stitched. The adjective sewn is also the past participle of the verb sew, which is rooted in the Old English siwian, "to stitch, mend, patch, or knit together."
Example Sentences
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On one trip, then 6-year-old Bridget won a Laura look-alike contest in a handmade pinafore and bonnet sewn by her grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
And Wawrinka carried a memento of those shorts in his final French Open outing, with a strip of the fabric sewn on to his shirt.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
All of this ambiguity is intentional, sewn into the script with as much care as Sam stitches her dresses.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Much like manufacturing barbed wire, making clothes in the 1860s was a time-consuming effort, with pretty much everything people wore sewn by hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
But now, as she went over what she’d sewn since dinner, she saw that the stitches were wide and uneven.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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