How to Use embroider in a Sentence

embroider

verb
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  • He is known to embroider the truth about his service in the army.
  • She embroidered tiny flowers on the baby's scarf.
  • Both teams’ names are embroidered on the front of the vest, along with the event’s date.
    — Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The shirt also had a name embroidered on the chest area.
    — Rafael Carranza, azcentral, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The gold and diamond bone motif embroidered on the dress brought out the warm tones of the necklace and the ring.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
  • This one is a chunky, ribbed knit with a boxy hem and the option to embroider your initials on the sleeve.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The date is embroidered on the inside collar of the jersey.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Her apron was embroidered with the name Meg, and the Queen of Pentacles was displayed across the bib.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 July 2024
  • The hem was cut on the wonk, and the fabric had been embroidered with glitch-effect florals.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 26 June 2024
  • The dress was embroidered with emblems of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth.
    — Ronald G. Shafer, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Many wore the dark blue shirts Cortez bought for $1 a piece at a blowout sale and then paid local students to embroider.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Her pieces, which are hand embroidered and made in London, take three to five weeks to complete.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The changes didn’t just happen, like the snow embroidering the Rockies in winter, or the runoff that swells Colorado’s icy rivers in the spring.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Each coat takes a team of two to embroider with Swarovski crystals.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Red berets embroidered with her name were among the merchandise for sale.
    — Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • It’s often sold pre-wrapped, and it might be embroidered with silver coins or shiny beads.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
  • The Coronation Sword Belt, also known as the Girdle, is again made of gold cloth and embroidered in gold thread with arabesques and scrolls.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
  • The jacket and skirt were also embroidered with gold bullion and pearl chains.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • His mother, who learned how to embroider with her six sisters, had him at age 17.
    — Jason Horowitz, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The Corinthians team’s players took the field with yellow stars embroidered above the club’s logo.
    — Marcus M. Gilban, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Eilish wore a navy blue baseball cap with a red brim and trim, and it was embroidered in pink and white with the Barbie logo.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Dec. 2023
  • According to the label, each motif on the dress took 3.5 hours to embroider.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Taylor contributed faces embroidered on the bags and jackets that were part of that first drop in Paris.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But on her head was the pièce de résistance: a navy baseball cap embroidered with The Paris Review’s name in light pink.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The patriarch captained a range of vessels and wore jackets embroidered with the name of his forty-two-foot Duffy.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • Over the back of his captain’s chair was a red lifeguard’s windbreaker with his name embroidered on it.
    — Katherine Rosman Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Even more appealing is knowing that all of the clothing in the film was embroidered by hand and some was hand-painted as well.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 3 July 2019
  • Always wished your could just embroider your own linens?
    — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 30 Mar. 2020
  • On the runway, several looks—from casual denim jackets to dressy tuxedos—were embroidered with pieces of bling.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 25 July 2024
  • Some of the book’s pat pronouncements could be embroidered on a throw pillow, or written in cursive as an inspirational Instagram graphic.
    — Katie Kadue, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024

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