How to Use custom-made in a Sentence

custom-made

adjective
  • The murals are custom-made and priced from $4.55 per square foot (USD).
    — Hollyanna McCollom, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, things like full pearl jeans that are touching the floor are custom-made.
    — Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 15 May 2024
  • So a lot of these things are, were being custom-made for this project.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
  • The pants fit like they were custom-made; the dress pants as well as the regular pants are great.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The costumes, which each cost $2,000, were custom-made.
    — Nate Schweber, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But, of course, people did look at the back of the dress that had been custom-made for Stone, one of the brand’s ambassadors.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The former first lady attended the event in a light blue dress custom-made by the brand.
    — Renan Botelho, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The former first lady attended the event in a light blue dress custom-made by the brand.
    — Renan Botelho, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Monthly donors also get a beanie to match one that was custom-made for Bani.
    — Erin Alberty, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Monthly donors also get a beanie to match one that was custom-made for Bani.
    — Erin Alberty, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The cabinets were also custom-made, and a green tile backsplash lines the walls.
    — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The furniture was custom-made in Italy, Denmark, and France.
    — Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The furniture was custom-made in Italy, Denmark, and France.
    — Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
  • There are a few standard components on it, but the frame and many of the parts are custom-made for Gocycle.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 May 2023
  • The hat was custom-made to match Princess Diana’s Belville Sassoon peach pink colored skirt suits.
    — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
  • The sink is custom-made, and the towel rack and shower and sink fittings are by Devon & Devon.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The cabinets are custom-made and the countertops are quartz.
    — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • At the time, the star arrived on the famed carpeted steps wearing a pale pink sheath gown, custom-made by Prada.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2023
  • They’re custom-made with a proprietary blend of spices and fillings— and that perfect snap.
    — Town & Country, 13 June 2023
  • The bracelet was custom-made for Swift in her home state of Pennsylvania, and fans can make their own with their own initials ($5,680+).
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • All of Jonathan’s suits, meanwhile, were custom-made and produced by Knot Standard.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2023
  • These items are custom-made for the likes of Beyoncé and Sheryl Crow, and they are featured on the series 1883.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Hoke custom-made the dining table to fit in with its surroundings.
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 12 July 2023
  • The custom-ground chuck patties are never frozen and cooked to order and the baked-fresh-daily pillowy buns are custom-made.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
  • And of course, the design for the space started with one detail—a tumbleweed light fixture custom-made by Utah artist Owen Mortensen.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 July 2023
  • The bats, true to the name, feature a torpedo-like shape and are custom-made, designed to ensure the densest part of the bat is where a hitter makes the most contact.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Things coming from stores, from Europe, things that are being custom-made.
    — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2023
  • The 300-year-old tiles were custom-made for the monastery’s stove and had a personalized design, officials said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
  • For the 2024 Met, Moore stunned in a sculptural Harris Reed gown that was custom-made from vintage wallpaper.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • French haute couture was custom-made, but by the 1920s, more and more American clothes were manufactured at scale and sold ready-to-wear.
    — Julia Turner, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025

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