How to Use homespun in a Sentence

homespun

1 of 2 adjective

• People enjoy his folksy, homespun manner.
• This is a homespun Little House on the Prairie-style gift.
  — Samuel Anderson, Slate Magazine, 14 Dec. 2017
• My tastes in wine (like my tastes in everything else) are a hard-to-describe mix of the homespun and the highbrow.
  — David Chang, GQ, 23 Sep. 2017
• In the past year the rapper’s homespun brand of hip-hop pushed him to the front of a pack of young emcees looking to disrupt the genre with a new sound.
  — Gerrick D. Kennedy, latimes.com, 19 June 2018
• But the studios were amazing, all built over time in a pretty homespun way.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2021
• Some diners might say bread wet with drippings is too homespun for a dish that costs $68.
  — New York Times, 10 July 2018
• Those who have spent time in eastern Idaho can attest to the homespun greatness of Reed’s Dairy ice cream.
  — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 12 Oct. 2017
• For this reason, scientists have even likened the homespun structure to a gill.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
• These roles demand people who can pull off homespun charm, which these two actors have in spades.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 17 Sep. 2021
• The call box has a homespun quality and remains easy to miss, located on a busy avenue, near a bus stop.
  — Liza Mundy, Smithsonian, 1 Mar. 2018
• Trump’s decor seemed to veer from previous first ladies, who often had a homespun approach.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2019
• Pat Tyler’s homespun frocks, as well as smart suits for the city slickers of Asheville, mesh beautifully with the warp and woof of the people of bluegrass country.
  — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019
• The hand-done, the homespun, and things crafted have taken the runways with full force, replacing the computerized and the techno-sleek with soul.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2018
• Even after a recent redesign of The Niche, Knoepfler's corner of the internet feels homespun and unadorned.
  — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 3 Aug. 2017
• But in this city renowned for its flowers and homespun shops, lies a hidden concern about homelessness.
  — John Sharp | [e-mail], al, 16 Aug. 2019
• By the time a Coast Guard cutter caught up with the 15-foot homespun craft, the six men on board were seven miles from the Boca Raton shore, authorities said.
  — Tonya Alanez, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• In my mind, that is such a homespun American address for a Communist who had been a world figure and had shaken the hand of Lenin, his hero.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Jan. 2018
• Does that mean my creations were mere homespun veggie patties?
  — Rachel Sugar, Bon Appétit, 13 May 2020
• There are also a slew of derivatives — from grunts and slumps to sonkers and pandowdies — all homespun desserts of fruit and something floury and sweet to tie it all together.
  — Marcy Goldman, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2019
• The homespun program features King preparing meals for her friends and family from the comfort of her kitchen.
  — Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2021
• In my time at NFL meetings, the room always perked up when Jones took the floor with his homespun humor, bravado and no lack of direct contentiousness.
  — Andrew Brandt, SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017
• In 1976, his homespun yet tough leatherman look won bar trophies and Tom of Finland’s attention.
  — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
• Back in March, when the pandemic hit, the Uygurs shaped their homespun but luxurious-tasting Italian menu through the lens of takeout.
  — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 8 May 2020
• Julian serves up a slice of Mayberry with a homespun bash that includes a parade, a dance and the unfurling of a 30-by-60-foot American flag.
  — Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 July 2018
• Stop by sibling Amelia’s bakery next door for a loaf of artisan perfection and homespun sweets.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2017
• So instead, for his 674th iRacing victory, Hill chugged a glass of milk and chatted online with his friends and crew chief, all from a homespun sim racer in the comfort of his house.
  — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 16 May 2020
• Plain-weave, homespun clothing, simple ornaments, and a simple setting didn’t mean a man was poor.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Sep. 2017
• Maker Faire — a celebration of those homespun creations — followed a year later as a way for people who make stuff to meet and share ideas.
  — Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News, 8 June 2019
• It’s a fun, easy, inexpensive way to add a little professional flair to a homespun tree.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
• His homespun sermons packed the church every weekend, and the priest frequently visited the region’s agricultural fields with lunches for campesinos, many of whom hailed from his native Michoacán.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2021

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homespun

2 of 2 noun

• In some corners of the nation, the scrounging has been even more homespun.
  — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2020
• Sometimes the homespun quips give way to sharp sarcasm.
  — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
• Ronald Reagan brought to the White House his big-screen charisma, homespun charm, and a couple of dogs.
  — Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2023
• The flat-weave rug anchoring the floor plan is likely homespun.
  — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020
• With these little homespun tragedies E began to make his mark.
  — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023
• Few of these homespun remedies have any research to support their use and may cause more harm than good.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
• For homespun wisdom and nest egg protection, stick to the numbers.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
• Amid the production polish — a top-shelf band, a high-end video backdrop, a pair of dancers — there was a homespun feel to the festivities.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2023
• Reference the past To sound homespun, Biden often talks about his parents and his family, but all of that is about past.
  — Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 3 May 2022
• This homespun cheeseboard reminds of Dr. Seuss and comes just in time for holiday parties.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 13 Dec. 2022
• As the chairman of Intel, Moore guided the company with a homespun demeanor and the spirit of a Las Vegas gambler.
  — Ashley Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• Swathed in a homespun blanket, this is the expression of someone who has witnessed the horrors of Middle-earth and found herself in the edenic Lothlórien.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
• Face masks aren’t authentic to the 19th century, even if they are made of calico or homespun.
  — Joanne Y. Cleaver, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2020
• That night was 55 years ago, but Lynn’s homespun humanity has been a defining feature of a career that has stayed strong for those five-plus decades.
  — Alex Morris, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2022
• But the homespun wedding was far from invented during covid.
  — Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
• This can be over a meal or simply at a homespun or professional mixer.
  — Nona Djavid, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• Trosset briefly outlined the history of his homespun event.
  — Rick Neale, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2022
• Most of the art is from the travel-loving clients’ own collection, an eclectic homespun mix that feels right at home on the warm original plaster.
  — Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 6 Oct. 2022
• The overall effect is of someone showing slides to a neighbor, with a definite homespun charm.
  — Jeff Vandermeer, Washington Post, 21 May 2022
• The project is remarkable for its scrappy, homespun approach.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
• Meanwhile, back in Brattleboro, a homespun and better-beloved hope for humanity made out of chicken wire and birch bark and burlap rolls along, through pine-dark woods.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022
• The three gossiping figures at the right, their homespun dresses echoing the colors of the rocks, are grounded in a circle of friendship and community.
  — Helen A. Cooper, WSJ, 10 June 2022
• The two marry in a homespun ceremony captured in the film, as cancer treatment begins taking over her life.
  — Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2023
• Now, after a year of combat, many of these homespun groups of volunteers are fighting with themselves and undermining the war effort.
  — Justin Scheck, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
• Those corporate platforms, and the text that animates them, seemed quaint and homespun by comparison.
  — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 June 2023
• Small-scale producers supply the brand’s woven silk and voile fabrics, which are made on antique hand looms, giving their camp shirts and patchwork trousers a homespun quality.
  — Lindsey Tramuta Jameson Montgomery Juan A. Ramírez Ellie Pithers Gisela Williams Amy Fang, New York Times, 25 May 2023
• Its homespun, scrappy feel might be fitting for an insurgent party.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2020
• These homespun anthems are commonly kept deeply private, intended only for the child and the caregiver.
  — Kathryn Hymes, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2022
• There’s a homespun stateliness to Rubinstein’s portrayal of Ike, who in the study of his post-presidency home in Gettysburg, Penn., reviews the central episodes of his life.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
• Exhibits offer homespun insights on the lives of inseparable brothers Walt and Roy.
  — John Bordsen, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023

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