Example sentences for: tapestry

How can you use “tapestry” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Or luxuriate in the "Bohemian Baroque": "terracotta, gold, salmon, and maroon chenille tapestry that is reminiscent of an earlier century" (I wonder if she knows which one).

  • There you’ll find a tapestry known as the “Allegory of Madeira,” which employed a total of 14 girls for three years and contains an estimated 7 million stitches.

  • By far the most interesting sight in town, though, is the Fábrica Real de Tapeçarias (Tapestry Factory), housed in a 17th-century Jesuit school, where dozens of women use great handlooms to weave carpets from thousands of different shades of wool.

  • Some critics celebrate Burne-Jones' use of eclectic media (paint, tapestry, stained glass) and varied imagery (Arthurian, classical, pastoral).

  • In retrospect, of course, Watergate has come to mean the vast tapestry of that began to unravel with the June 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters.


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