How to Use hodgepodge in a Sentence

hodgepodge

noun
  • True to potluck form, the rest was a thrilling hodgepodge.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Fans came in all types and ages, and with a hodgepodge of styles.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2022
  • For high school sports, states have a hodgepodge of policies.
    — Jeff McMillan and Marc Levy, Chron, 25 Feb. 2022
  • For high school sports, states have a hodgepodge of policies.
    — NBC News, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Inevitably, there’s a hodgepodge of herbs that need to be used up.
    — Eleanore Park, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The kitchen is a hodgepodge of spices, pots, knickknacks and fresh fruit.
    — Flora Tsapovsky, SFChronicle.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • His staff was often a hodgepodge with hits and misses along the way.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2020
  • The north side of the street is a hodgepodge of buildings and owners.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Golfers back then were a hodgepodge of shapes, some with bellies that bulged over gaudy white belts.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The recipes that will be used in the restaurant are also a hodgepodge of old and new.
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 14 Apr. 2017
  • How much is exposure to a hodgepodge of recent art worth to you?
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
  • For lunch, guests can choose from a seafood hodgepodge, beet and goat salad, burgers, and more.
    — Tykesha Burton, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
  • And this intense vetting makes for a hodgepodge of talent from all walks of life.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
  • This braised chicken calls for orange wine, but a hodgepodge of white plus rosé would be fine, even great.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
  • The Lo-Fis, a hodgepodge of demos, leaks and throwaway tracks.
    — Cydney Lee, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022
  • That leaves a hodgepodge of laws and safety standards across the country.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Across the country, there has been a hodgepodge of rules and restrictions for youth sports.
    — Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2021
  • His staff, culled from a hodgepodge of local law-enforcement groups, is green.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The result at many schools, health experts say, has been a hodgepodge of half-measures.
    — New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The acting is a hodgepodge of better and worse (which is not to say really bad).
    — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
  • The answer is a bit of a hodgepodge, much like a Thanksgiving potluck.
    — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2019
  • But the Oscar winner is barely pulling this hodgepodge look off, so no.
    — Todd Plummer, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • And in the corner is a bookshelf that holds a literary hodgepodge.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The store was a hodgepodge of tall shelves in narrow aisles, perfect for my cautious approach.
    — Longreads, 20 June 2018
  • The battalion is a hodgepodge, with fighters from all over Ukraine and the world.
    — New York Times, 11 May 2022
  • Mars and Earth bathe in the same sunlight—the same hodgepodge of light at every wavelength.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Snowmass, the village, has been a hodgepodge of hotels, homes and condos for years.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The cast was a hodgepodge of celebrities (both Glee-adjacent and not) that just worked.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Gone are the murals, the hodgepodge of furniture and the river painted on the floor.
    — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • The most popular recipes of the month reflected this hodgepodge.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025

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