Example Sentences

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“Tony’s dad, Bill, was a contractor in lower Manhattan, who at one time almost went in on a plumbing pipe threader with Philip Glass,” Auf der Maur said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

Stephanie Sekou’s delicate sun threader earrings, composed of 18-karat gold over sterling silver, are handmade in small batches at her home art studio in Carson.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Back home, he drifted from job to job — janitor, pipe threader, potato chip assembly-line worker.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2022

Finally, you’ll need a couple of tools to make sewing easier—specifically, a needle threader and a small pair of scissors.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2019

And then there was the Persian eyebrow threader who decided to dole out skin advice while she kept my evil unibrow at bay.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi