bad patch

Example Sentences

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They will have a bad patch and last year it was too many draws, but I don't think that's going to happen this year.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

The team has hit a bad patch of form — winless in six games — but has a strong track record in recent major tournaments.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

That’s something to live up to, especially after our own national bad patch.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021

But this goes well beyond a bad patch or even an affair your husband regrets; he’s clearly still trying to get it off the ground and doesn’t mind using your reputation as fuel.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2019

There is another bad patch about a mile and a-half from Hooper’s, so if you have to go dodging your way into Marshall, a Liberian settlement, great caution and good luck is useful.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta