patchwork

Example Sentences

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Instead, liquid water likely interacted with different parts of the asteroid under varying conditions, creating a patchwork of chemical environments.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver blames the state-by-state patchwork governing sportsbooks, and both he and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred have called for federal legislation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

She criticised the council for their pothole repairs, calling them "patchwork".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The problem it soon identified was that the PGA Tour’s schedule was a patchwork of field sizes and formats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

My eyes barely registered the patchwork of corn and potato fields, or the dark hills covered in pine.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover