- present participle of tailor.
Etymology
Origin of tailoring
Example Sentences
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Rather than modernizing the home through an extensive renovation, however, the couple chose to preserve its midcentury character while tailoring other elements of the dwelling to their lifestyle.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jesús Sosa Guerra, who recently opened a tailoring business inside the swap meet, said he supports the proposal but worries existing tenants could be displaced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Since those incidents occurred... there were no women in the markets," 26-year-old Ramin Ghafoori, a Herat-based businessman who runs a tailoring shop, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
These agencies can "commission" specific programmes, tailoring them to suit the demands of students they are recruiting.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The jobs she’d done for Kaz over the last year helped, and in a way so had her work carefully altering moods and tailoring faces at the White Rose.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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