How to Use hodgepodge in a Sentence

hodgepodge

noun
  • Fans came in all types and ages, and with a hodgepodge of styles.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2022
  • The north side of the street is a hodgepodge of buildings and owners.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The Lo-Fis, a hodgepodge of demos, leaks and throwaway tracks.
    Cydney Lee, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The battalion is a hodgepodge, with fighters from all over Ukraine and the world.
    New York Times, 11 May 2022
  • At the turn of the 20th century, the United States was a hodgepodge of state divorce laws.
    April White, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • At the turn of the 20th century, the United States had a hodgepodge of state divorce laws.
    April White, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
  • For high school sports, states have a hodgepodge of policies.
    NBC News, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Gone are the murals, the hodgepodge of furniture and the river painted on the floor.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • That leaves a hodgepodge of laws and safety standards across the country.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Wesley Walls: That team was kind of a hodgepodge of older free agents.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The result at many schools, health experts say, has been a hodgepodge of half-measures.
    New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • But each year, since 1953, the Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival brings a hodgepodge of the wacky and creative to its downtown streets.
    al, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The state of the U.S. economy is a hodgepodge of strong data and alarming signals.
    Charley Grant, WSJ, 15 June 2022
  • But the Oscar winner is barely pulling this hodgepodge look off, so no.
    Todd Plummer, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Snowmass, the village, has been a hodgepodge of hotels, homes and condos for years.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The offensive line remains a hodgepodge with no easy fix.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • And in mid-March, with 30-plus games of ragged mileage wearing on the body, the Texas forward was already a hodgepodge of scrapes and bruises and deep-down aches.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • From the outside, the exterior is a hodgepodge of shapes and colors.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The mix-and-match of amenities between the economy and World Business classes is a bit of a hodgepodge, yet—for the most part—makes sense.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2022
  • And this is what happens, kind of this hodgepodge of different ideas of what voters might want to hear at that time.
    NBC News, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Meanwhile, a hodgepodge of Baby Yoda dolls and Call of Duty hoodies fill racks in the middle of the store.
    Declan Harty, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Many also will have to comply with a hodgepodge of state and local policies.
    Lisa Rein, Ian Duncan and Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2022
  • The Stars’ skaters are a hodgepodge of grizzled veterans and up-and-coming youngsters.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Playing their first home game in 20 days, the Bruins had the rhythm of a team assembled from a hodgepodge of students at a rec center.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • But the Lakers did go 0-6, which was enough to raise some important questions: Is this a hodgepodge roster?
    Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • This hodgepodge of software and systems will remain the norm for some time, says Mr. Heineke of McKinsey.
    Christopher Mims, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Vines are planted on a hodgepodge of clay and limestone with plenty of fractured bedrock and gravel.
    New York Times, 16 June 2022
  • That makes each mark more meaningful than a grade that is a hodgepodge of factors that can vary from teacher to teacher.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
  • These moments of near-death honesty helped fill in the gaps of Gary’s hodgepodge understanding of his father.
    Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Any bill brought to the House floor will probably be voted on by a hodgepodge of Democrats and Republicans.
    Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023

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