sewn
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- well-sewn adjective
Example Sentences
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Her grandmother had sewn the dress — white with a careful trim, pleats and a wide-pressed collar.
From Los Angeles Times
When Arizona became a state, in 1912, mining was its most common job and a copper star was sewn at the center of its flag.
He once sliced open his hand during a scene where he was cutting cheese; Romano went to the hospital to be sewn up and then returned to finish the episode.
From Los Angeles Times
He has muscles that could crush my head with a flex, and he wears a black dashiki with the cosmos sewn directly into the stitching.
From Literature
On Thursday, November 9, 1939, I slipped into the high-necked white wedding dress with short sleeves that my mother had sewn for me, and Jimmie donned a black suit and bow tie.
From Literature
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