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Examples of mosaic in a Sentence
Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Damage from fire and insects and interruptions due to human structures have created a disconnected mosaic of habitat for red squirrels.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
The walls of the historical church feature intricate mosaics and the Pala d'Oro, a Byzantine altar is made from garnets, amethysts, sapphires, emeralds and hundreds of other precious gemstones.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2024
Owners Lily and David Stockton baked and decorated a mosaic of cookies for more than 30 years.
—The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024
Their testimonies, along with other witnesses’, provided a mosaic of what happened the night of the shooting, backing up the prosecution’s allegations.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
The Central Valley historically had about 4 million acres of wetlands and riparian areas, forming a vast watery mosaic of marshes, vernal pools, rivers in braided channels and lakes fringed with tules and forests.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
The interconnectedness of our diverse skills and perspectives forms a mosaic that beautifies the world.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
The pool deck buzzed with excitement as swimmers donned their school colors, creating a vibrant mosaic of unity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
Several feature the original 1930 black and white mosaic tile and six-foot cast-iron tubs.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
Its narrow streets are crowded with small, irregular houses that have tiny gardens or mosaic walls out front made of stained glass and mirror shards.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Overlooking Waikiki Beach, Halekulani’s Orchid Pool is recognized globally for its award-winning design including 1.2 million individual pieces of glass mosaic tiles imported from South Africa that form the iconic Cattleya Orchid.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The 4,000th mosaic was glued to a brick wall in Potosi, 4,000 meters (13,100 feet) up in the Bolivian Andes, in 2021.
—John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2024
Worley worked on the mosaic as an intern in 1969 and restored the mosaic after it was taken down from the Home Savings and Loan in Santa Monica.
—Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Automakers will have to navigate that mosaic of demand, technology, features and price.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
Parts of the Alcázar are being restored, but visitors can see the gardens as well as galleries with large sections of Roman mosaic floors discovered around town and now hung like pictures on the walls.
—Andrew Ferren, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English musycke, from Medieval Latin musaicum, alteration of Late Latin musivum, from Latin museum, musaeum
Adjective (2)
New Latin Mosaicus, from Moses Moses
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective (1)
1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective (2)
1632, in the meaning defined above
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“Mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosaic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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