SEAM in a Sentence
Learn SEAM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
28 example sentences for SEAM, such as:
1. This seam took the form of a cross.
2. They struck a rich seam of iron ore.
3. The book is a rich seam of information.
4. Stuff the cushion and then sew up the final seam.
5. Our neighborhood looked like a refugee camp, bursting its seams.
2. They struck a rich seam of iron ore.
3. The book is a rich seam of information.
4. Stuff the cushion and then sew up the final seam.
5. Our neighborhood looked like a refugee camp, bursting its seams.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SEAM
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seam
n. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
n. a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
Classic Sentence: (20 in 2 pages)
1 The bean thanked him most prettily, but as the tailor used black thread, all beans since then have a black seam.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context Highlight In THE STRAW, THE COAL, AND THE BEAN
Context Highlight In THE STRAW, THE COAL, AND THE BEAN
2 He sat there, crippled, in a tub, with the underground manager showing him the seam with a powerful torch.
3 This seam took the form of a cross.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
4 His new coat did not fit very well, for the tailor had been hurried and some of the seams were awry.
5 "There is something to do about it," thought Scarlett as she ripped savagely at the seams of her dress to let out the necessary inches.
6 When Lou had stitched up the ripped seams, pressed them smooth and buttoned Scarlett into the dress, she called the carriage and Scarlett set out for the lumber yard.
7 She fancied that a man with dinner-coat and waxed mustache glanced superciliously at Harry's highly form-fitting bright-brown suit and Juanita's tan silk frock, which was doubtful at the seams.
8 Nail down the lid; caulk the seams; pay over the same with pitch; batten them down tight, and hang it with the snap-spring over the ship's stern.
9 He had on a long-tailed black coat, worn green at the seams and the buttonholes; his eyes must have been weak, for he wore green spectacles that gave him a grotesque appearance.
10 Frocks were made or altered and washed, seams and flounces were let out, buttons were sewn on, and ribbons got ready.
11 The English governess in altering it had made the seams in the wrong place, had taken up the sleeves too much, and altogether spoilt the dress.
12 The walls had a leprous aspect, and were covered with seams and scars, like a visage disfigured by some horrible malady; a repulsive moisture exuded from them.
13 We must go over all the seams that we have made and see whether they hold fast.
14 There are but three seams; you may do them in a trice.
15 The Frenchman, having pushed his head and hands through, without raising his eyes, looked down at the shirt and examined the seams.
Example Sentence:
1 The book is a rich seam of information.
2 They struck a rich seam of iron ore.
3 Stuff the cushion and then sew up the final seam.
4 Place the roll in the prepared loaf pan, making sure the seam is on the bottom.
5 Years before he was to discover gold on Bonanza Creek, prospector George Carmack found a seam of coal near Five Finger Rapids.
6 All of our hospitals are bursting at the seams; we have to build new ones urgently.
7 Our neighborhood looked like a refugee camp, bursting its seams.
8 The bags we sell have very strong seams, so they will last for years.