Examples of patchy in a Sentence
Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
On Saturday, there was a 70% chance of rain and snow showers before 10 p.m. with patchy blowing snow after 2 a.m.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
The Wi-Fi is a boon for those living in rural areas who wouldn't be able to use the monitoring service because of patchy cellular coverage.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
As a premise for an inspirational sports drama, that’s close to unbeatable, and no amount of rote writing in Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s patchy script can dim the film’s lump-in-the-throat effectiveness.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
The self-tanning industry has come a long, long way since those patchy orange lotions and potions of my teens.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Mar. 2024
According to a special weather statement from the National Weather Service in Wilmington, patchy dense fog will be possible Wednesday morning.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
But a cold front expected to arrive later in the day will push all the moisture to the east and will cool things down considerably with patchy frost expected early Sunday in some parts of the region.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
Thursday night looks cloudier again with patchy drizzle possible as lows range through the 40s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
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1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Patchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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