patchwork

Example Sentences

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The state-by-state patchwork of regulations, they argue, makes it very difficult for social media platforms to be compliant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The result is a patchwork of wildly unequal and inadequate representation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Lifting the International Atomic Energy Agency’s resolutions would be complicated given the patchwork of measures and jurisdictions including the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Such patchwork schemes are typical in UK cities.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He lighted the shank of candle in the japanned candlestick and regarded the bed—as spineless as a hammock and covered with a dirty patchwork quilt, the cotton batting spilling from the edges.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck