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

Pritzker said in a statement after unveiling the legislation earlier this year: “For too long, a patchwork of local restrictions have made it too difficult and expensive to build and buy housing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The morning after a general election, the result is pretty much complete by breakfast time - but that is not the case in this patchwork of elections around Britain.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Hannah Peck, left, Jessie Blackman, Ethan Casselbery and Chris Peck work on their latest project: a patchwork table made from leftover wood from previous furniture projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I didn’t know there was that much sky, as we flew, Barnie and me, in stuttering circles higher than birds, over the patchwork fields.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck