How to Use assemblage in a Sentence

assemblage

noun
  • This was at that time the largest assemblage of people in the history of the United States.
    USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
  • But the drama is a kind of sketch assemblage, in which the main thrust isn’t an arc or a plot mechanism but a tone of rage and scorn.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2022
  • When asked which was his pick from the assemblage, Weitman likened it to choosing a favorite child.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Now, the diner is known for its eclectic assemblage of toys, tchotchkes and sculptural art.
    Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • The greatest assemblage of firepower in the history of the sport.
    Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Tucked into the corner of the living room, a curved sofa anchors the assemblage.
    House Beautiful, 6 Oct. 2022
  • As the space for assemblage became crowded in the 1980s, Tunberg started looking for ways to make his art stand out.
    Yusra Farzan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2022
  • An assemblage of mocha, blackberries mid palate and slight cherries on the finish.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • To deal with time constraints, the team shipped the whole assemblage back to Europe and set about the painstaking task of reconstructing the ancient necklace.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The result looks like an assemblage of other movies where bad things happen in the 1980s, a decade that feels like a toxic spill itself, between Reaganomics and Thatcherism.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • By a close margin, the four fabric assemblages of Harmony Hammond are the fleshiest things in this show.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And there’s more: Since her self-portrait assemblage is suspended in space, its back is as visible as the front.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Some will be the Olympics top sponsors who want to hit a large assemblage with an ad message, but others may have more specific goals.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The book is more of a blow-by-blow tick-tock assemblage than a cohesive overview with a point of view other than that these were really cool shows.
    Chris Vognar, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • The phantom ocean column has an assemblage of bones from sea creatures snagged in bottom-trawling ghost nets.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The album — a candy-sweet assemblage of anthemic, electro-pop self-love hits — marked a shift in the star’s relationship to the public.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2022
  • It’s the perfect spot to watch the comings and goings of a glittering assemblage of locals and visitors alike.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In theory, girl dinner should be sort of random but also filling, an assemblage of sides that add up to a full meal.
    Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 July 2023
  • The upheaval of gentrification is a theme of many of the pieces, which include paintings and collages as well as 3D assemblages.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • That the little assemblage took at least six months to make suggests that the artist’s self-perception was in considerable flux.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Unzip the area behind that and there’s a storage compartment large enough for a pair of shoes, plus an assemblage of pockets of various sizes and shapes.
    Nick Guy, wsj.com, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The funds had reached their lifespan and were being liquidated, putting the biggest assemblage of U.S. hardwood forests on block.
    Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The front limbs sometimes appeared to walk or even jump ahead, with the assemblage rapidly expanding in one direction as its hind limbs remained on the ground.
    Daniel Leonard, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The sculptural piece at the heart of that show — an assemblage of broom handles and jugs arranged in a way that seemed to tweak early Modernism’s obsession with African art — always stuck with me.
    Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
  • After assemblage, the casks were left in the French forest to dry and age for two years before being brought to a cooperage in the US where they were toasted and aged for an additional year.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 July 2022
  • In truth, Mal couldn’t have asked for a more talented assemblage of musicians under a single roof.
    Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Basically, any assemblage of foods intended to be a full meal can be a girl dinner.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 July 2023
  • Piaule Less than three hours north of New York City, this assemblage of cabins on stilts which jut up into the tree line, is redefining what a landscape hotel can be.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2022
  • Guzmán’s assemblage comes from good, perceptive film footage.
    Armond White, National Review, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In contrast to the chunky, earthbound heaviness of the Tudor-revival homes around it, the Varn House looked more like a floating assemblage of planes and lines, flooded with soft Florida light.
    Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2022

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