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 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
• 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 backpack is made of suede and features a pop of color in its patchwork flap, while the hat has a patchwork trim of its own to coincide with the rest of the pieces.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• From above the place looks much like a grid, not unlike bird's-eye views of other Hoosier farms: A patchwork of clean lines and angular plots.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022
• It is believed to be composed mostly of water ice mixed with rock, like most of Uranus' moons, and has a patchwork surface of different types of terrain, including huge canyons, ridges and cliff faces.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
• Eric Roth replicating the patchwork storytelling and inter-frame transitions of the book.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024