crazy quilt
noun
1
: a patchwork quilt without a design
2
: jumble, hodgepodge
a crazy quilt of regulations
Examples of crazy quilt in a Sentence
a crazy quilt of streets
an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum
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One thing that Mamdani should do on property taxes is push to reform the crazy quilt and unfair system.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s everything from 19th-century crazy quilts to vintage napkins, even a bag of stretchy strings.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
Without saying so explicitly, Gottlieb nailed the biggest challenge that the L.A. teams, and probably all four of the West Coast additions to the Big Ten, have faced all season, a crazy quilt schedule and insane travel.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2025
The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s everything from 19th-century crazy quilts to vintage napkins, even a bag of stretchy strings.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
Without saying so explicitly, Gottlieb nailed the biggest challenge that the L.A. teams, and probably all four of the West Coast additions to the Big Ten, have faced all season, a crazy quilt schedule and insane travel.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2025
The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crazy quilt
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“Crazy quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crazy%20quilt. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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