How to Use amalgamation in a Sentence

amalgamation

noun
  • Napoleon is kind of this weird amalgamation of me and my younger five brothers.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • An amalgamation of guitars, sitars and layered vocals steer the song, which is more about setting a tone than being played on radio.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • So my outfit was an amalgamation of the east and the west!
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 4 Apr. 2023
  • This amalgamation of the storefront opened almost a year ago to the day.
    Callan Tansill-Suddath, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • At the heart of the amalgamation of tales, that sometime in 2019 became the script for War Pony, are two Pine Ridge boys.
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2022
  • As their vintage rig coughs black smoke, a plug—a greasy amalgamation of mud, sand, and rust—spews from the depths and into the light.
    Bill Hatcher, National Geographic, 12 Nov. 2019
  • With six servings in a single can of Spam, the meat amalgamation was deemed fit to feed an army.
    Alex Chun, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • It was named the sixth-worst game of the year by the critic score amalgamation site Metacritic.
    Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021
  • So the grandmother in the book is an amalgamation of both of our grandmas.
    Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Our show is an amalgamation of all the stories that came before it.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Some were whipped into the mixer, some floated, some were shots, some were an amalgamation of all three.
    SI.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The pair met at 13-years old and the rest is a serendipitous amalgamation of rich fashion and art history.
    Lauren Valenti, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2012
  • Not all of these amalgamations were capped by a slice of bread, so purists might balk at calling them sandwiches.
    Smithsonian, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Not only Russia, but the whole of the West, has been affected by this amalgamation.
    The Economist, 17 May 2018
  • The Big Sleepover is an ambitious amalgamation of hip-hop, funk, soul, R&B, and more.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Called Woofus, the statue is an amalgamation of six animals: head of a sheep, the mane of a stallion, the horns of a longhorn, the body of a hog, a turkey’s tail feathers and the wings of a duck.
    Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 18 June 2020
  • A lot of them like back Two-Buck Chuck, for instance, is a kind of amalgamation of wine that's bought secondhand bulk market.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Taken from the 1994 album Tiger Bay, the track is an amalgamation of dance influences, from dub to techno to acid house.
    Liz Ohanesian, Billboard, 11 July 2019
  • Disney’s Lake Nona saga was the result of an amalgamation of issues.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
  • So my closet is an amalgamation of that, and then my own style is an amalgamation of that.
    Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The settlement is the result of an amalgamation of 21 lawsuits, many of which were filed on behalf of minors.
    NBC News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Google Play Instant Instant Apps are an amalgamation of how the web works and how regular apps work.
    Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Well, the word itself is an amalgamation of glamour and camping.
    Blair Brown, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Under the cover of darkness, half a dozen or so were drawn to the light at a time, an amalgamation of species that landed and settled before taking to the skies again.
    Rina Diane Caballar, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
  • This year's project is the amalgamation of a new nameplate, fresh fenders, and some old Civic parts to create the Acura Integra.
    Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
  • And so planning our wedding with an amalgamation of both was so so amazing.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Dec. 2018
  • And so planning our wedding with an amalgamation of both was so so Amazing.
    Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2018
  • The name itself pays homage to this with Janettie being an amalgamation of both the grandmother’s names, Janet and Ettie.
    Roddy Clarke, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • Your music seems to be an amalgamation of a few different styles.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The collection is an amalgamation of fine art and fashion at its most playful.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2022

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