sewn
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- well-sewn adjective
Example Sentences
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So much time will be spent on my knees that I have sewn half-inch foam pads into my pants at the knees to keep my legs from freezing when I kneel in the snow.
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The boots were tough, made of canvas and sewn with fishing line.
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After I washed, my clothes were hanging to dry by the fire, so I wrapped myself in a quilt sewn with a hundred different colors.
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When the last epaulet was sewn onto the sleeve, I buried the jacket, and I waited.
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In the end, she had sent for her whole couture studio, and they had sewn him a jacket on the spot.
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