How to Use patterning in a Sentence

patterning

noun

• The wallpaper is decorated with floral patterning.
• Stevens and Swan are strong on the Aeschylean patterning of Bacon’s life.
  — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2021
• This one does it through the magic of smart patterning.
  — Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2019
• With plaid patterning in varying shades of green, the kit includes gold trim on the sleeve cuffs and collar.
  — oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023
• Let this feel like simply a change in the weather patterning, a sweet falling away.
  — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018
• Each time, the patterning machines must line up precisely with the last go-around.
  — Mike Rogoway, OregonLive.com, 3 May 2018
• The red is not a solid single colour, for example, while the white sleeves feature a 'love it or hate it' striped patterning.
  — SI.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• Practice some healthy purging of old patterning and trust that this process of house cleaning can lead you to an even more solid sense of self.
  — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 19 Aug. 2017
• On the screen dawn coming over the Eastern Ocean shone in a golden crescent for a moment against the dust of stars, like a jewel on a great patterning frame.
  — Tom Comitta, Wired, 22 Sep. 2020
• Unlike slick glass walls, the panels have depth, texture and patterning.
  — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Each of the dahlia-like blooms have slightly different patterning; the flowers are white or creamy yellow with red stripes and speckles.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2021
• The system would shut down as indicated by no further changes in the patterning.
  — Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2010
• That is how the 12 gauge could hit harder, but this requires effective patterning.
  — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2019
• In the kitchen, says Sowers, there is similar patterning.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
• No two of these marmorkrebs had the same marbled patterning on their shell; there were even differences in the shape of their internal organs.
  — Hannah Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
• The patterning of the braid is very cleverly done: variable enough to look funky, structured enough to be deliberate.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 25 May 2021
• Moreover, that same polka dot patterning is used for the entire background.
  — Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, 27 Apr. 2018
• How to Grow a Spine One of the classic models for studying the tempo of embryonic development is the patterning of the spine.
  — Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
• Right now, bold-toned plaid patterning lets people have it both ways: Tons of color tamed by a traditional look.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
• The Moors were kicked out of Granada, their last redoubt, in 1492, but their legacy of ebullient patterning persisted.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 9 Oct. 2021
• De la Renta’s update to the centuries-old style paved the way for a global proliferation in ikat patterning.
  — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 26 Mar. 2018
• Seek the help of a professional counselor who can work through some of the trauma and negative patterning and beliefs that were instilled in you from a young age.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
• With distinctive brown and black patterning, Burmese pythons have long been coveted both as pets and producers of skins for high-end leather goods.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
• That first purse, the nylon paper planner, the jacket, and a massive black tote bag with checkered patterning inside.
  — Caroline Rothstein, Marie Claire, 6 June 2018
• Now look at the patterning of the violence in the Moltisanti-Soprano universe.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2021
• The navy blue shirt will feature subtle darker patterning, including the trademark Adidas stripes down each side of the torso.
  — SI.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• Given equal patterning efficiency, the higher pellet count in a 12 gauge should keep a denser pattern at longer ranges.
  — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2019
• This shockingly fair option is listed here because decades of social patterning have taught poor people to skip the top half of any list ordered by price.
  — Sam Weiner, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2017
• In either case, the laser or the thread helps crystals form, but their periodicity, their patterning, is fully their own.
  — Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2022
• The Canadian wore a light olive brocade colored suit with floral patterning surrounding the suit.
  — Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY, 25 June 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024