PATCHWORK in a Sentence

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Example sentences for PATCHWORK, such as:

1. The old lady sat in the corner doing patchwork.
2. A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material.
3. For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts.
4. The walls were whitewashed as white as milk, and the patchwork counterpane made my eyes quite ache with its brightness.

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 Meanings and Examples of PATCHWORK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
patchwork
 n.  a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
 n.  sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
Classic Sentence:
1  The walls were whitewashed as white as milk, and the patchwork counterpane made my eyes quite ache with its brightness.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3. I HAVE A CHANGE
2  His bedstead, covered with a tumbled and ragged piece of patchwork, was in the den he had come from, where another little window showed a prospect of more stinging-nettles, and a lame donkey.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 13. THE SEQUEL OF MY RESOLUTION
3  Then patchwork or towels appeared, and Amy sewed with outward meekness and inward rebellion till dusk, when she was allowed to amuse herself as she liked till teatime.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINETEEN
4  Mitenka's wife and sisters-in-law thrust their heads and frightened faces out of the door of a room where a bright samovar was boiling and where the steward's high bedstead stood with its patchwork quilt.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II
Example Sentence:
1  The old lady sat in the corner doing patchwork.
2  A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material.
3  For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts.
4  Well, fetch me your portfolio, if you can vouch for its contents being original; but don't pass your word unless you are certain: I can recognise patchwork.