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 band’s Steal Your Face logo is embroidered on the back of the jacket in tonal black thread.
    — The Editors Of Gq Style, GQ, 13 Oct. 2017
  • There’s even a map of Islay embroidered on the head rests.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • 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 dress was embroidered on its hems, cuffs, and bodice with real gold.
    — Cady Lang, Time, 3 May 2018
  • Waight Keller's team at Givenchy embroidered the trim of the veil and blusher with flowers–and not just any buds and blooms.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2018
  • The date is embroidered on the inside collar of the jersey.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The floor mats are even embroidered with images of the heroine’s pet cat.
    — Fortune, 13 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • Once, a woman in the Unser family had on a blue knit dress embroidered with a green sprig.
    — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • The Sooners brought their cast of back-to-back champions to the White House, and gave a Trump a softball glove with his name embroidered down the side.
    — Joe Buettner, ajc, 17 Nov. 2017
  • Each coat takes a team of two to embroider with Swarovski crystals.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2021
  • And then there’s this: The belt of this wrap can also be embroidered with your own personal mantra.
    — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 7 June 2018
  • Red berets embroidered with her name were among the merchandise for sale.
    — Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • On one side was the high school’s logo embroidered over a silhouette of Texas.
    — Robert Downen, Houston Chronicle, 1 June 2018
  • 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
  • Lisa donned a sheer black cape embroidered with a constellation of sparkly stars, a moon, and swirling galaxies.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024

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