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.
• The result is a patchwork that slows progress.
  — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• That patchwork is one of the fastest ways to make a space look cluttered.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
• The warm, folk-craft decor will include rag rugs, patchwork tile floors and string lights.
  — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
• The result has been a patchwork of policies around the state.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• This time, the actress went for a pair of star-seam jeans, paired with a patchwork crop top.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 17 May 2021
• The result will be a patchwork of laws that vary based on where a person lives.
  — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 27 June 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
• Elsewhere, the whole feels like a game but patchwork construct.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
• His signature patchwork is present, too, in pieces like low-rise jeans.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2023
• Watanabe noted that all of the patchworks were done by hand by his in-house sewing team.
  — Miles Socha, WWD, 15 July 2024
• There are a few patchworks, a few mistakes, and this is what this body’s showing.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
• The actress stepped out wearing the teal, turqouise, and black patchwork dress.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 10 June 2022
• That patchwork of state policies still matters now.
  — Aparna Soni, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
• The most likely outcome would be a patchwork of laws around the country.
  — Chris Megerian, ajc, 3 May 2022
• For a more grunge vibe, a patchwork plaid skirt was worn over relaxed jeans, cinched with a studded bel.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
• This has left the nation with a confusing patchwork of state laws.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026
• The approach local schools have taken so far is a patchwork.
  — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
• However, the patchwork was not good enough.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
• The care movement to come These new laws add more patches to the patchwork.
  — Kat McGowan, NPR, 30 Dec. 2025
• The classic clogs get a fun denim patchwork look with gibbets!
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Dec. 2022
• Thrift stores are also a good source for small crafts and patchwork projects that don't require a lot of yardage.
  — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025
• On a national scale, the patchwork of rules presents a problem.
  — Ladka Bauerova, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
• Instead, a growing patchwork of state laws is filling that gap.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
• That, along with the patchwork of local police policies, has helped sow fear.
  — Meg Anderson, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
• Can the team’s patchwork pitching staff sustain a deep playoff run?
  — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Researchers say patchwork laws to regulate the fees haven’t kept up.
  — Maite Amorebieta, NBC news, 24 July 2025
• The back of the house wraps around three sides of a courtyard that’s a patchwork of stone, wood decking, and grass.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
• Dwight’s enterprise is a patchwork mob, and this sequence couldn’t make that more clear.
  — Hayden Mears, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024