How to Use patchy in a Sentence

patchy

adjective

• The lawn is kind of patchy this year.
• His knowledge of the language is patchy.
• She has only a patchy understanding of his condition.
• Patchy fog made driving difficult.
• That can lead to patchy ears of corn.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
• Overnight, patchy fog will form again in some parts of the metro.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
• There will also be a bit of patchy fog.
  — Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
• Some patchy fog cannot be ruled out early on as well.
  — Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 11 May 2026
• My grass was patchy but quite long, growing in sandy soil.
  — New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
• Its patina is now patchy, worn down to the wood in some parts.
  — Henry Everingham, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2023
• Sure, his scruff is still a bit patchy, but the curls more than make up for it.
  — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 11 Oct. 2017
• Can’t rule out some patchy fog near dawn as the air turns a tad balmy for this time of year.
  — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2021
• Fog is in the overnight forecast for the metro area, as is a chance of patchy snow.
  — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2019
• Spurs started the season with a patchy squad.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 May 2026
• Anything that does fall should remain light and patchy.
  — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
• Between them is a patchy brown lawn with a playground and a slide.
  — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
• That results in white, pale or patchy coloration of their hide.
  — Francisco Guzman and Brian Ries, CNN, 10 Mar. 2020
• The coast could see some patchy low clouds tonight and Wednesday night.
  — Robert Krier, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• The evening will have patchy fog under partly cloudy skies.
  — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
• Some lawns remain green while others have turned brown and patchy.
  — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 June 2026
• The geese puttering around the patchy grass could give two poops, too.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2019
• Skies will be mainly clear aside from a chance of patchy fog in the morning.
  — Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
• The preflash cleanser felt a little tingly and made my skin look patchy and dry.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 18 June 2019
• Stéphanie said some of her memories, like times and dates of the abuse, are patchy.
  — Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
• Setting it too low can create a lawn that looks thin and patchy, and prone to weeds.
  — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
• In a pilot study, the hair mats are being used as a mulch on the patchy park land.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
• The first three of these ‘orders’ have had, at best, patchy records of success.
  — Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2017
• It's been a cool, misty start to Thursday with some patchy fog in some spots.
  — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
• England, which has been patchy so far, poses the sternest test yet for the co-hosts.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 July 2026
• Monday has patchy fog in the morning and storms into the evening.
  — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025