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Examples of darning needle in a Sentence
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Don't forget: Using a darning needle, weave the tail end of the yarn in and out of the stitches.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
After all, some of the first subcutaneous drug delivery options involved shoving a pellet of medication under the skin with a darning needle.
—Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2021
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Dragonflies have colorful common names, such as devil’s darning needle, horse stinger, eye-snatcher, and snake doctor.
—National Geographic, 28 Apr. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Darning needle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darning%20needle. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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