Needles

Example Sentences

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When Vernice tries to persuade Annie to aim higher, she is reproached by her friend: “Stop acting like me and you knit with the same needles.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Kane and his men traded needles, barrel staves, and buttons for four sled dogs and fresh walrus meat.

From Literature

Shadow went and out came back later with some fluff — soft material like pine needles, moss or grass — to warm and cushion the egg.

From Los Angeles Times

Rowdy was on needles and pins.

From Literature

She worked with such speed and rhythm, her fingers and knitting needles became a blur.

From Literature