patchwork

Example Sentences

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Bettencourt, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, later defended the letter in an interview, arguing Texas could not allow counties to block growth with “a crazy patchwork quilt” of regulations.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Swaths of the region are carpeted in grasses that each year grow and then die, creating what Acuña described as a patchwork of layers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

I stepped across the patchwork rooftops of Mains with my lute slung across my back.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss