Examples of seamstress in a Sentence
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The gown was handmade with lace, silk, taffeta and tulle
Handmade by Rose and 30 seamstresses in MGM’s studio ateliers, the gown was made of 300 yards of antique Belgian lace and 150 yards of silk, taffeta and tulle.
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Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Miriam worked as a seamstress and Alex was a truck driver.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Faith’s mother, a seamstress, later became a fashion designer with her own label, Mme. Willi Posey, and an atelier in Harlem.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Her grandmother, a seamstress, cared for young Tasha while Gwendolyn and Eric were at work.
—Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Phin attributes her fashion affinity to her mother, an ardent fashion enthusiast who clinched the title of best-dressed in college, and her grandmother, a skilled seamstress.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
Cú Chub, a Mayan seamstress, mortgaged her house to pay the gang harassing them the equivalent of $4,000, said her daughter, Evelin Gabriela Gue.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Looking back on their wedding, Clark recalls the anticipation of seeing Vallejos walk down the aisle with his father and catching his first glimpse of her in her wedding dress, an off-the-shoulder design custom made by a Peruvian seamstress.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
Her father, Charles St. Hill, was a factory worker from British Guiana, while her mother, Ruby Seale St. Hill, was a seamstress from Barbados.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Miriam worked as a seamstress and Alex was a truck driver.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Faith’s mother, a seamstress, later became a fashion designer with her own label, Mme. Willi Posey, and an atelier in Harlem.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Her grandmother, a seamstress, cared for young Tasha while Gwendolyn and Eric were at work.
—Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Phin attributes her fashion affinity to her mother, an ardent fashion enthusiast who clinched the title of best-dressed in college, and her grandmother, a skilled seamstress.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
Cú Chub, a Mayan seamstress, mortgaged her house to pay the gang harassing them the equivalent of $4,000, said her daughter, Evelin Gabriela Gue.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Looking back on their wedding, Clark recalls the anticipation of seeing Vallejos walk down the aisle with his father and catching his first glimpse of her in her wedding dress, an off-the-shoulder design custom made by a Peruvian seamstress.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
Her father, Charles St. Hill, was a factory worker from British Guiana, while her mother, Ruby Seale St. Hill, was a seamstress from Barbados.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamstress. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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seamstress
noun
seam·stress
ˈsēm(p)-strəs 
: a woman who sews especially for a living
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