shoemaking
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For Salcido, it was a way to preserve local jobs and prevent her firm's artisan shoemaking from being taken out of the US – which she was convinced would happen under a cost-cutting corporate buyer.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
In his East L.A. workshop, he eschews modern technology, focusing instead on traditional methods of shoemaking, often with hand tools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
“The intent of this particular benchmark clarification is to show that some slaves developed highly specialized trades from which they benefited,” they said, citing blacksmithing, shoemaking and fishing as examples.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
At 11, he spent a year in Naples studying shoemaking; upon his return, he opened a shop in his parents’ front hallway.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 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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