How to Use patch in a Sentence

patch

1 of 2 noun

• This is not just a rough patch.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
• But that is still a patch, not a cure.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
• And not just any old patch of dirt will do.
  — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
• The tire held air on the ride, and a patch did the job.
  — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026
• There are too many patches to count.
  — The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
• Bees are your friend in the melon patch.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
• The team will wear a patch on its uniforms.
  — Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
• Players pore over the patch notes.
  — Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• But there were still some rough patches.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
• The patch movement is in full swing.
  — Emily Burns, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
• One of the largest jumps came in patches.
  — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
• But there are patches of sun, too.
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
• Squire squats down in a patch of dead grass along the edge of a creek.
  — Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
• Their sides and legs have bright red patches.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
• The pumpkin patch opened about five years ago.
  — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
• There is no charge to walk through the pumpkin patch.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
• Pick your own pumpkin at the patch to take home.
  — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
• This is the first time our pineapple patch has frozen.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
• And that's why a lot of women go the patch route.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
• Check and patch screen gaps around doors and windows.
  — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 May 2026
• Each jeans has a denim back patch made with the same wash.
  — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2026
• No hash marks, no end zones, just a giant blue patch.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 June 2026
• Unchecked, each patch of hairy grass spreads to 2 or 3 feet wide.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
• For many households, the yard is more than just a patch of grass.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
• And these were all placed in just one patch of the moon’s nearside.
  — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
• Instead, run your hand through a patch of grass that needs to be cut.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
• Across the street, to the west, a two-acre plot has been a dirt patch for years.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
• So here's a photo of Rocky with his new patch.
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
• Girl Scouts can do an art project to earn an Ebell patch.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
• The dads and sons hustled to a nearby dirt patch.
  — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026

patch

2 of 2 verb

• The fence needs to be patched.
• They patched him into the conference call.
• Eye patches the day of are a must.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
• There was no single hole to patch.
  — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• Since then, the two have mostly patched things up.
  — Robert Costa, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
• That’s the good news, but some of their holes don’t appear easy to patch.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 3 June 2026
• For instance, the sewing kit could be used to make a sling or patch a tent hole.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2018
• They should be observed for growth and patched with joint compound.
  — Jessica Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
• Grass seed that’s promised to patch bare spots usually won’t.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
• Put a Davey Lopes patch on the sleeve.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• Just as with iPhone, Pixel was patched right away.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• This is an ideal grass for patching after a washout.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
• The message also suggests the routers can be patched with new firmware.
  — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
• Tax leaders need to understand this isn’t a bug that will soon be patched.
  — Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• For now, patch away, and if your fear of spiders was holding you back, feel free to dive in now.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• Just patching the bug for future users doesn't solve the problem, though.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2023
• The technology, both in place and that was patched in at the last minute, held up.
  — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
• Callie Oil promptly patched the hole.
  — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2026
• Callie Oil promptly patched the hole.
  — Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
• Many cars without spares come with kits to patch and reinflate a tire that’s low on air.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• Fill all cracks with caulk, secure any loose baseboards, and patch any drywall holes.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
• But a source close to Jamie Lynn says that the sisters have not patched things up.
  — Marc Malkin, Variety, 19 July 2023
• The Royals tried to patch their lineup at the trade deadline.
  — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• In the stairwell, a plaster-like substance used to patch holes in the wall was still wet to the touch.
  — Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
• This also means this is very likely a software issue that can be patched.
  — PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
• But this team was never going to patch all of its holes in one draft or offseason.
  — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• Lee’s brother could find a private place to patch into the hearing by video.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2022
• In order to patch the leak within our pipeline, they must be addressed.
  — David Villa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Repair or patch holes in window and door screens to keep mosquitoes out.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
• To patch the holes, use a two-part filler made for holes in automobile bodies.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023