variegation
Example Sentences
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The results are Romantic landscapes in miniature, with the variegation of the stone transforming into fields, skies and mountains whose beauty is further enhanced by the delicate metalwork in which they’re mounted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Speaking of combining colors, I’ve heard lots of talk lately about how we should avoid using yellow variegated plants in the same beds, or even in the same garden, with plants of white variegation.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022
But the variegation is part of Carballido’s point.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2017
Many cultivars of ivy can be found in and around gardens, some showing flashy variegation, others with finely dissected leaves.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2017
He learned to know the different inflections of her voice and the meanings of her expressive glance; he studied the variegation of the spots which shaded the dead gold of her robe.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
