Examples of “hem” in a Sentence

noun The folded and stitched edge of a piece of clothing or fabric, meant to stop it from fraying.

• I need to fix the loose hem on my jeans before Monday.
• The tailor took up the hem of the trousers so they would sit right at the ankle.
• She caught her heel on the hem of her dress and nearly tripped.

verb To sew a folded edge onto fabric, or (in the phrase "hem in") to surround and restrict someone or something.

• Could you hem these pants so they are not so long?
• She hemmed the curtains herself instead of paying a seamstress.
• The village was hemmed in by mountains on every side.

interjection A throat-clearing sound made to fill a pause, show hesitation, or grab attention.

• Hem, hem," said the teacher, trying to get the noisy class to listen.
• Hem," she muttered, unsure how to explain the missing homework.
• Hem," he said, stalling for time before answering the awkward question.