How to Use patchwork in a Sentence

patchwork

noun

• The valley is a patchwork of family farms.
• A patchwork of laws prevent the land from being developed.
• Keep scrolling to shop more two-tone and patchwork jeans.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
• The result has been a patchwork of policies around the state.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• The saga is coming to an end thanks to a patchwork of money.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2022
• Done in black and white monochrome, it’s adorned with leather-and-check tweed and patchwork styles.
  — Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
• The actress stepped out wearing the teal, turqouise, and black patchwork dress.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 10 June 2022
• The result will be a patchwork of laws that vary based on where a person lives.
  — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 27 June 2022
• Two long coats: denim-and-leather patchwork, and rust leather.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2023
• The most likely outcome would be a patchwork of laws around the country.
  — Chris Megerian, ajc, 3 May 2022
• Watanabe noted that all of the patchworks were done by hand by his in-house sewing team.
  — Miles Socha, WWD, 15 July 2024
• The real heart of the system, though, is the patchwork of local agencies.
  — Samantha Montano, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2022
• The legal framework for delta-8 THC that exists is a bit of a patchwork.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2023
• The adjustable waistband with belt gives a great slim fit and the patchwork around the knees adds a stylish element to these pants.
  — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
• Pieces like the patchwork denim sets, and light knits all are reflective of the moody and vibrant era.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Feb. 2024
• On a national scale, the patchwork of rules presents a problem.
  — Ladka Bauerova, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
• The shipping rules have long focused on a patchwork of slow zones that require mariners to slow down for whales.
  — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
• One is a denim leather patchwork long coat and the other a beautiful rust leather.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
• One is a denim-leather patchwork long coat and the other a beautiful rust leather.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2023
• But like a lot of health care, it is governed by a patchwork of state and federal rules, and Rosendale and Brecheen think the rules are not strong enough.
  — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
• Can the team’s patchwork pitching staff sustain a deep playoff run?
  — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• The patchwork of state laws also results in a great deal of confusion.
  — Heidi Fantasia, The Conversation, 21 June 2023
• His signature patchwork is present, too, in pieces like low-rise jeans.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2023
• Over hundreds of years, the Dutch have struggled to manage their sodden patchwork of land.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• The classic clogs get a fun denim patchwork look with gibbets!
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Dec. 2022
• Dwight’s enterprise is a patchwork mob, and this sequence couldn’t make that more clear.
  — Hayden Mears, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
• Indeed, for a Dodgers club poised to use a patchwork pitching plan in the playoffs, Tuesday offered a stress test of sorts.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• On the 405 in Orange County, there was a patchwork of the two materials.
  — Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024
• The outcome was less froufrou compared to previous efforts that were rich in bows, ruffles, flounces and patchworks, as the more streamlined hybrids better expressed the rigor of the theme.
  — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
• Experts say that the lack of progress is due, at least in part, to a patchwork regulatory system that has struggled to keep pace with an increasingly complex food supply.
  — Emily Schmall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025