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
  • Cut yarn, pulling it through the open loops with a tapestry needle.
    Connie Chang, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Wrap yourself up in this throw to stay warm or hang it up like a wall tapestry.
    Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 9 Dec. 2022
  • This is a lion using a laptop in the style of an old tapestry.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2022
  • This tapestry, this collision is the song, is the romance, is the person Mustafa is.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2024
  • But the reasons for higher costs are part of a complex tapestry.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • That might mean sequins with tapestry florals, or lace with track pants.
    Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Her tapestry The Eighth Continent depicts the mining of ice deposits in craters on the moon.
    Smithsonianmag.com, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2023
  • All these experiences create the sum total of the tapestry in which I was raised.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Guest rooms have an ornate tapestry canopy custom-made by Art de Lys hanging over the beds, with views of the Hôtel de Ville through the windows.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
  • That book is more of a group portrait of Mr. Stanley’s favorite pop artists, whereas this one goes back in time to stitch in the other figures in the tapestry.
    David Kirby, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • In pop culture, psychedelia is a Day-Glo tapestry of mandalas, black-light inks, tie-dye, and phat pants embossed with lime-green alien heads.
    Wired, 28 July 2022
  • The tapestry was part of a series of seven separate woven pieces, which told the story of a unicorn hunt.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Throw this knit on your bed for a little House pride or use it as a wall tapestry to turn any space into a Hogwarts common room.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Or use a textile, like a tapestry, that doesn’t require framing.
    Maya Pottiger, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
  • With a tapestry made from linen cotton canvas, this gift is fun and functional.
    Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
  • On one of the walls of the exhibition hangs a tapestry showing, in part, the history of Chinese Americans in Texas.
    Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • What sets this trail apart during autumn is the vibrant tapestry of changing leaves.
    By sunset, Sunset Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The narrative of cannabis in California is long and storied, and Lou Gibbes, one of the founders of Mothership, has been a part of its tapestry for over two decades.
    Joshua Adragna, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Like the individual threads of a tapestry, each strand in an orb weaver spider’s web works to capture food.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The same is true for the supermassive black holes that anchor galaxies to the cosmic tapestry.
    Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • When even a single thread is pulled from that tapestry, the entire system can unravel.
    Stephanie Feldstein, Scientific American, 4 May 2023
  • Framed artwork, a funky shelf, and a mini tapestry make up a unique gallery wall above the bed, and a minimalist brass wall sconce cleverly becomes part of the mix.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The tapestry, commissioned in the 1580s by Ralph Sheldon, is a detailed woven map of towns and connecting roads, woodland and hills.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Little Salon Lavish floor-to-ceiling tapestries fill the room taking the viewer with a sense of awe, like looking at a fairytale.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The table lamps look like sculptures, or are embroidered to appear more like tapestries.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2023

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