patchwork

Example Sentences

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These patchwork visions have a restrained, contemplative air that carefully weighs the seriousness of their themes without ever dipping into melodrama or titillation.

From The Wall Street Journal

My room lit up, so bright I could see the stitches in the patchwork of the quilt on my bed.

From Literature

EU-Swiss ties are currently governed by a patchwork of agreements, and the two have for years been striving to nail down a broader cooperation agreement.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, a complex patchwork system of more specific tariffs - which target American imports of certain goods, or imports from certain countries - remains in place.

From BBC

Court of International Trade protective actions “have a clear path through court-ordered reliquidation,” but the “vast majority who did not face a patchwork of procedural options.”

From MarketWatch