Definition: 1. To use a needle and thread to make stitches in cloth. 2. Fasten by sewing; do needlework. 3. To make, repair or attach something using a needle and thread.
Use 'sew' in a sentence:
1. I had endless hours to knit and sew.
2. This material was then put into cotton bags which were weighed and then sewn up.
3. It didn't take me long to sew up the deal.
4. I was sewing buttons on one of my shirts.
5. While her husband went his way, she had to wash, stitch and sew.
6. Salesmen in hardware shops assembled sewing machines in two and a half minutes.
7. She used it to sew our baby clothes, curtains for the home and to repair chair cushion covers.
8. The new sewing machine didn't go down very well even after a month's use.
9. My mother showed me how to sew and let me practice making doll clothes.
10. For a time we took in sewing to earn a little money.
11. The hand was preserved in ice by neighbours and sewn back on in hospital.
12. Another one helped to sew the button onto his shirt.
13. I had no idea if she could even sew on a button.
14. Can you sew a button on for me?
15. He will sew it up in a trice.
16. But I think I can sew something like it.
17. She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
18. She placed her sewing aside when the telephone rang.
19. I know how to sew a button on.
20. Surgeons at Odstock Hospital, Wilts, sewed the thumb on.
21. The next morning she went out and gathered asters and began to sew.
22. I sometimes sew awful queer when I 'm just tired.
23. Her mother had always done all the sewing.
24. She tacked the sleeves on and sew them up.
25. Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.
26. She employed all her free time in sewing.
27. If they didn't move fast, Johnson could sew this deal up within days.
28. She continued to sew the quilt.
29. Once dry, sew everything together using some thick thread.
30. Did you know that there's a kind of bird that can sew?
31. The mainsails are hand-cut and sewn from real sailcloth.
32. A sewing machine will save you much time.
33. Why, I did sew it with white!
34. She did not read or sew any more, but used to sit there silently, staring into the distance.
35. She learned sewing, knitting and embroidery.
36. My grandmother is so plain that she would sew up her worn-out clothes and wear them again and again.
37. Many of the garments have the customers' name tags sewn into the linings.
38. You don't even have to sew.
39. The Italians think they've got it all sewn up.
40. We all got out our own sewing and sat in front of the log fire.
41. And you don't even have to sew.
42. Sew a small loop of thread to the back of the angel to hang her by.
43. Next day, Miss Stone decided to sew up the rip.
44. Surgeons were able to sew the finger back on.
45. She sewed the dresses on the sewing machine.
46. I had plenty of space to write and sew.
47. My mother taught me how to sew.
48. She sews all her own clothes.
49. I sewed patches on the knees of my jeans.
50. It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better.
