pattern

[ˈpætərn]

Definition:
1. A perceptual structure.
2. A customary way of operation or behavior.
3. A decorative or artistic work.
4. Something regarded as a normative example.

Use 'pattern' in a sentence:

1. Our sleep pattern is a barometer to our psychological well-being.
2. Patterns of public administration and government are superimposed on traditional societies.
3. There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion.
4. However, this pattern of behavior predicts increases in marital satisfaction over time.
5. This then becomes the new pattern, or baseline for your emotional state.
6. Because I follow a classic pattern, the coding is almost brainless.
7. The kinked line in chart 1 represents this pattern.
8. When you have both filled in your patterns, you may want to share these with each other.
9. His release turned out to follow the pattern set by that of the other six hostages.
10. Stress can become your new pattern.
11. Lessons all follow the same pattern.
12. Interestingly, they also show a consistent pattern of nest care by the male.
13. She'll show you how to co-ordinate pattern and colours.
14. This is the center circle of the pattern.
15. The abolition of slavery in Brazil and the Caribbean closely followed the pattern of the United States.
16. A left-handed toolmaker would produce the opposite pattern.
17. Tom's whole class were of a pattern--restless, noisy, and troublesome.
18. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind.
19. On this butterfly egg, the lacy pattern marks the micropyle, where sperm enters.
20. The wildebeests follow, in their migration, the pattern of local rainfall.
21. This pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.
22. How do we break the pattern of praise we're all so accustomed to?
23. This fits a larger pattern.
24. The chief executive's tastes follow a similar pattern which is most popular.
25. Send for our free patterns to knit yourself.
26. The murders all seem to follow a pattern.
27. The white marble floors were inlaid in a radial pattern of brass.
28. This pattern of white privilege and black inequality continues today.
29. Can one trace this same pattern far back in prehistory?
30. Before you cut the cloth, make sure that the pattern matches up on both edges.
31. Frost patterned the window.
32. She bought a dress pattern and some material.
33. There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from.
34. You measure yourself, enter measurements and the computer will print out the pattern.
35. She embroidered the cloth with a pattern in yellow and green stitches.
36. The black and white pattern is relieved by tiny coloured flowers.
37. Patterns of family life are diversifying.
38. All three attacks followed the same pattern.
39. The pattern is essentially the same in all cases.
40. The day followed the usual pattern.
41. Mornings in our house always follow a set pattern.
42. A wide range of colours and patterns are available.
43. This pattern is also widespread among Near Eastern societies.
44. A change in the pattern of his breathing became apparent.
45. This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
46. Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island.
47. The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.
48. This system sets the pattern for others to follow.
49. These eating patterns are a learned behavior.
50. Adult behaviour is often patterned by childhood experiences.
51. Economic activity often follows a cyclical pattern.