WEAVER in a Sentence

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For WEAVER, below is one of 10 sentences:
So the two pretended weavers set up two looms, and affected to work very busily, though in reality they did nothing at all.

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 Meanings and Examples of WEAVER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
weaver
 n.  craftsman who weaves cloth
Classic Sentence:
1  He was a weaver by trade; had been a skilled workman on tapestries and upholstery materials.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: III
2  She was by trade a weaver; and by constant application to her business, she had been in a good degree preserved from the blighting and dehumanizing effects of slavery.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  He was a good power-loom weaver, and a man of perfect integrity.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X
4  "Get yourself received very soon," said a weaver to a cabinet-maker.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—FACTS WHENCE HISTORY SPRINGS AND WHICH HISTORY ...
5  One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
6  And he caused large sums of money to be given to both the weavers in order that they might begin their work directly.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
7  So the two pretended weavers set up two looms, and affected to work very busily, though in reality they did nothing at all.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Example Sentence:
1  She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.
2  Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea.
3  Teacher's Friend is a little guide we wrote to help the new weaver set up her home school and organize her materials.