How to Use mosaic in a Sentence

mosaic

1 of 2 noun
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  • The city’s stunning above-ground mosaics and murals still stand at the site.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023
  • In the shadow of the Shard, the mosaics help paint a picture of Roman London.
    — Big Think, 24 June 2024
  • But perhaps the mosaics laid on thehotel’s floor are the best metaphor for the spirit of Venice.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Combining the two yields mosaics, such as the new one of the Shackleton Crater.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The plan was to get the outlying mosaics first, then work our way back into the city center.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The result is a mosaic of diamonds, set in a structure smooth to the touch.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Glass for Life has also offered the sand to artists to use for mosaics or ceramics.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
  • Built into the wall next to the front door is a colorful mosaic of the Jacuzzi family crest.
    — Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • This past summer, young Asians were part of the multiracial mosaic that took to the streets to protest the killing of George Floyd in police custody.
    — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Intricate mosaics adorned buildings, and paint livened the facades of homes.
    — Stephanie Acker, The Conversation, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The ultra-rare Flame Table lamp is identified by the mosaic of glass that makes up the lampshade.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 27 May 2023
  • The first round of voting will take place in 20 days, a tiny window in which to form a coalition from the mosaic of France’s centrist and left-wing parties.
    — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • For example, Shimp arranged black and white floor tiles behind the bar in a large-scale mosaic.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The mosaics are being restored as part of a six-year project, and a 105-foot scaffolding platform has been set up for workers.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 11 Feb. 2023
  • In the grand mosaic of American culture, picture Black people as the lunch table that had all the cool kids.
    — Essence, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Taiga, as this forest is called, is composed of dense black spruce forests and a mosaic of other forest trees.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022
  • The book is less a biography than a biography of sorts—a many-pieced mosaic of a man of many pieces.
    — Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Cox, who loves a classic subway tile, can be found using mosaics and penny tiles as well.
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 13 June 2023
  • Happiness is made up of a mosaic of all these small moments.
    — Annie Lord, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The mosaic of horrible news includes the murder of George Floyd, the rise of anti-maskers and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
    — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • This results in a high-contrast scaled image that produces a better mosaic in the end.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 17 June 2024
  • On the doorstep there's a mosaic with Roman numerals indicating the year the school was built.
    — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 21 June 2021
  • In 2006, a team of developers at Facebook rolled out the News Feed, which made a mosaic of content out of your friends’ profile pages.
    — Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The complete façade of the Temple of San Francisco Acatepec is covered in the colorful mosaics.
    — Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The result is an abstract mosaic that blends the natural with the geometric.
    — Curbed, 9 June 2022
  • The unique Byzantine mosaics remain covered and unseen.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The replica head emerges from the ground floor into a room above, which is decorated with a golden mosaic on the walls and a starry ceiling.
    — WSJ, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Tiny glass mosaics in a herringbone pattern on the backsplash introduce soft blues and grays.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Stained glass, stone, and wooden sculptures decorate the Catholic basilica, and there are paintings and mosaics to see as well.
    — Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
  • For thousands of years, cultures around the world have explored patterns with tiles, from ancient mosaics to stone floors to modern subway tiles.
    — Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
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mosaic

2 of 2 adjective
  • The kids will need toys (Noel likes mosaic blocks) and snacks (sour cream and onion chips).
    — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2022
  • The rocks come in a mosaic, and installers add grout around the pieces.
    — Lia Picard, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The neon clock is still there, as are deco light fixtures and the black-and-white mosaic floor.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The covers will include one of him as a coach, one of him as a broadcaster and one of him in mosaic form.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 1 June 2022
  • The Cosmati Pavement is the mosaic area in front of the High Altar which the coronation chair will sit on.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 5 May 2023
  • There are swaths of mosaic tile on the floor, ghostly artifacts among the cars and concrete.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The 18 points are just the center of a giant mosaic with more than 2 billion pixels.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The vast expanse of the crater Odysseus spreads out below Cassini in this mosaic view of Saturn’s moon Tethys.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Another mosaic even shows the Nashville — the ship that the duo traveled on — complete with sails and a vast ocean.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Guests can take a dip in the indoor pool, which comes with a beautiful mosaic tile floor.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
  • The mosaic backsplash ties in with the cheerful palette of citrusy hues.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Outside, a staircase descends to a mosaic-tile pool and spa with a fountain and fire pit.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022
  • In a nod to that legacy, the team kept some of the spot’s original details, like the colorful mosaic floor.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
  • The stunning mosaic glass cross comes neatly packaged in a white gift box.
    — Michelle Manetti, Good Housekeeping, 8 Nov. 2022
  • During the event, there will be an attempt to set the Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest mosaic out of Lego bricks.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Every bathroom in the home has custom mosaic floors and fittings by Kohler and Lefroy Brooks.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Adding to the ambience of the event, there was a mosaic wall with the campaign images plastered throughout.
    — Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Sep. 2021
  • This is part of the mosaic which makes up civil rights: Black people putting themselves on the stand to secure the privileges of all.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
  • Roslyn, a potter, mosaic artist and social worker, got the idea while swimming laps one day.
    — Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2023
  • On the front wall was a mosaic depicting Truth, Justice, and Law as women.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
  • These glass mosaic tiles repeat tones from the cabinetry, the wood floors, and the granite countertops.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The wallpaper on the homepage was the CBGB logo, repeated in a mosaic.
    — Hazlitt, 10 May 2023
  • Gold mosaic tile adds sparkly drama to the fifth-floor restrooms.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Plus, the mosaic design will create rainbow colors in your home when the sunlight shines through.
    — Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
  • For me, these three weeks in Tokyo have been a mosaic of small, face-to-face moments – impossible to see from afar, and sometimes even up close.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Check-in desks are embellished with a leather mosaic in sleek black, deep gray and metallic colors.
    — Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The bathrooms are decked with in mosaic tiles with marble sinks on rosewood, glass, and steel vanities.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Folks can get a glimpse of the process along with a mosaic by renowned Mexican architect Luis Barragán.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The shower flooring is pebble stone, and the surround is porcelain tile with a mosaic inlay.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The composition was inspired by a Byzantine floor mosaic discovered by a farmer in 2022 in the Gaza Strip.
    — Zoe Ruffner Camille Sojit Pejcha Zoe Ruffner Kyle Beechey Osman Can Yerebakan Samuel Rutter, New York Times, 16 May 2024

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