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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Thread a tapestry needle on the tail and pick up all the stitches left on your needle.
    Mariana Tuma, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 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 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
  • The unicorn in the tapestry looks like it is corralled behind a gilded fence.
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The birds and squirrels and insects that scattered at your arrival begin to reemerge and show the depth of the forest’s wildlife tapestry.
    Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Black-and-white checkerboard marble floors and a vintage tapestry that was found on Etsy ground the breezy spot.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Our route soon plunges into a sun-dappled forest draped in a tapestry of green.
    Jeanine Barone, CNN, 22 July 2021
  • 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
  • The tapestry weaving that gives strength to the trousers’ knees was first developed by weavers in Southwestern Asia.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Curtains made of tapestry, velvet, or silk should be dry-cleaned.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
  • Consider sculpture, such as wood wall decor, or a tapestry or piece made of fiber.
    Rachel Pru, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Knits are abstracted from the text graphics and then turned inside out to create a tapestry of plaids.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The lower half of the woman’s body was sketched on the reverse side, her long skirt eerily similar to the one in Forrer’s tapestry.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Lo and behold, Mormonism, just like any religion, has a plethora of human beings and a beautiful tapestry of lifestyles within it.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 27 Sep. 2024

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