shoemaking
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Back in the day, he would take molds of an artist’s foot, completing the shoemaking process in-house to ensure durability and comfort for the performer.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
The shoemaking company began in Philadelphia in 1914 making ballet slippers and bathing shoes, which were used for swimming.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
She mounted her first large-scale crocheted installation in 2001 at Grinnell College in Iowa, combining industrial-size rubber bands with men’s shoelaces, tied end to end, in homage to her grandfather’s shoemaking trade.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
Hermelina Monterde, Misael's mother, said her son had ambitions to go beyond the family's shoemaking tradition.
From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2022
Following his shoemaking phase, Cleofes began to traipse around the county carrying a little statue of Santa Inez del Campo, who was supposed to find missing animals.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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