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adjective

variegated

having a variety of colors

In a sentence

Six example sentences with variegated, each labelled with its topic.

  • The weaver chose a variegated yarn so the scarf shifts from moss to rust without a single join.

    Art

  • A variegated heirloom tomato, streaked green and amber, tastes no different but sells for twice the price at market.

    Cooking

  • The lobby floor uses a variegated marble whose gray and ochre banding hides two decades of scuffing.

    Architecture

  • Gardeners plant variegated hostas along the shady path, their cream and green leaves brightening a corner sunlight never reaches.

    Environment

  • A variegated leaf has patches with no chlorophyll, so the white sections make no food and the plant grows more slowly.

    Science

  • The variegated cliffs above the bay run in bands of red, ochre and gray that change color as the sun moves.

    Travel

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