How to Use tapestry in a Sentence

tapestry

noun
  • Both show a tapestry on the wall and a chair with lion’s-head finials.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The Battle of Rook’s Rest has been added to the tapestry in the credits.
    — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 22 July 2024
  • On the wall behind them was a tapestry with the Lord's Prayer.
    — Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2018
  • In the Twin Cities, Hmong culture isn’t just present in the tapestries.
    — Alex V. Cipolle, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • That lived-in charm is all over the store, from the rugs to the chaise covered in a turn-of-the-century tapestry.
    — Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Cut yarn, pulling it through the open loops with a tapestry needle.
    — Connie Chang, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Attach to the back of a poster or tapestry and run string through for easy hanging.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The basement, dug in 1892 for a parish hall, holds a tapestry of the first log church built by Inama and photos of the church through the years.
    — Barry Adams, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Wrap yourself up in this throw to stay warm or hang it up like a wall tapestry.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Niya’s moment in the first scene is one of a dense tapestry Gilroy is creating in the 12-episode arc.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025
  • This is a lion using a laptop in the style of an old tapestry.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Their jack-o'-lanterns are as detailed as a tapestry, and a lot of pride goes into them.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Thread a tapestry needle on the tail and pick up all the stitches left on your needle.
    — Mariana Tuma, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The result is a sonic tapestry as rich as the scenes Ross creates in his lyrics.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2021
  • This huge tapestry is not the original one that hung in this spot — that now hangs in the French Embassy in Rome.
    — James Hill, New York Times, 23 June 2021
  • This tapestry has been in the family for at least 75 years.
    — Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 8 July 2021
  • This tapestry, this collision is the song, is the romance, is the person Mustafa is.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Behind the scenes: The fragile tapestries were winched up and carefully fixed in place along the top.
    — Claire Reilly, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
  • But the tapestry is also, clearly, a place threaded by time and by the lives of its creators.
    — Adrian Higgins, sacbee, 8 June 2018
  • But the reasons for higher costs are part of a complex tapestry.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2023
  • From the air, the blue-green tapestry of water channels and islands spreads out like a giant hand.
    — Jane Broughton, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2021
  • The Caucus has been part of Lake Forest’s tapestry since 1935.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Just one of the countless stories that make up this rich tapestry of our nation's past.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Silk velvet and wool tapestry rub elbows with chrome, leather, and resin.
    — Anita Sarsidi, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2023
  • The antique tapestry behind the bed is from Tienda X Gallery, and the artwork is vintage.
    — Anna Furman, ELLE Decor, 22 Mar. 2023
  • One of the 21-year-old actress' go-to cozy 'fits consists of a tapestry sweater with one of the characters, Misaka, on the sleeve.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 23 June 2023
  • Her family locked her away in the home's tapestry room.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 28 July 2020
  • The water is a tapestry of smells that reveals predators and potential mates, food, and the route home.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Science | AAAS, 20 June 2019
  • Street performers are part of the tapestry of London’s answer to Times Square.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
  • But will those centers be a mere nod to Palawan's cultural tapestry that spans 87 cultural groups?
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

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