patch quilt

noun

1. a patchwork quilt

Example Sentences

“Before we had the statewide policy, we had a patch quilt type of situation across the state,” he said.

From Washington Times

“Right now there is a patch quilt across the country to navigate to get the care that you need,” said William Repicci, chief executive of the Lymphatic Education & Research Network, a patient advocacy group.

From Washington Post

“There is this ugly irony … that the Ghost Ship was called a ship, but what it was basically was a chaotic patch quilt of businesses, human relations, tenancies, friendships,” Weisberg said.

From Seattle Times

The neighborhood looked like a patch quilt of destruction.

From Los Angeles Times

It is mostly a conduit for congressional appropriations and a caretaker for a patch quilt of existing anti-poverty programs.

From New York Times