bad patch
Example Sentences
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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
They are working hard to ensure that they and others in town get through this bad patch, too.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2020
They didn’t exactly break up, but during the bad patch she moved to New York on her own for a while, to find herself.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2019
The keenest of thinkers strikes a bad patch occasionally.
From Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse